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Can It All Be So Simple - Game 5 Reaction and Thoughts

If what you say is true, the Shaolin and the Wu Tang could be dangerous

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If what you say is true, the Shaolin and the Wu Tang could be dangerous

You've probably seen all of the recaps and box scores you need to by this point, so let's get to the meat of it-

  • While all the mainstream press, including Wyshynski, is declaring Dustin Byfuglilen the second coming after finally getting the better of Chris Pronger, that simply isn't the case...at least not entirely. Yes, Buff had a fantastic game with a great stat line and one thunderous hit on Pronger that all televises and publishes well, but by no means did Dustin Byfuglien put this team on his back and will it to victory. This was a depth win, plain and simple.

    While Pronger is unequivocally a fuckwit, he was right in stating in his post-game presser that the reason for his game 5 emergence is that Buff "is certainly well rested", and I'm inclined to agree. In the first four games of the series, we saw couldn't-give-less-of-a-shit, regular season Buff out there against Pronger, who was willing to do everything to stop him, rules be damned, and greatly diminished Byfuglien's will to compete. In getting regular (read: easier) shifts against the likes of Braydon Coburn, Kimmo Timonen, et al, whom he faced far more frequently, Buff's balls certainly got a lot bigger out there. His first goal he was allowed to stand untouched at the top of the crease because Pronger was in the box. Again, this is taking nothing away from what he did on the ice, but it's just irritating to me to see this scenario get conflated to something it's not.
  • And while we're talking about Pronger, yes his -5 and -19 CORSI, along with the fact that he was on the ice for 6 of the Hawks goals and in the box for the other one is all hilarious, clearly the worst game of his career, so don't think it's going to happen again on Wednesday. Say whatever you want about his tactics and presence, the fact of the matter is that he's a hell of a hockey player, and won't let this happen again.
  • That being said, it's really amazing what happens when you make him skate, rather than just let him punish forwards at the top of the crease, isn't it? We, along with numerous other blogs, called for the top line to be broken up in order to force Laviolette to choose where to use Pronger, and he chose wrong pretty much every time last night.
  • Any time the Hawks want to contain Ville Leino is fine by me.
  • After seeing replays of it, the Timonen goal should have been blown dead with Scott Hartnell interfering with Niemi, but that doesn't change the fact that that puck needed to be out of the zone.
  • Niemi also HAS to cover that first goal by the way. Inexcusable.
  • Patrick Sharp has been the most consistent Hawk forward for this entire playoff run, and his contributions in again moving back to center will hopefully not be overshadowed. Both his touch pass to spring Andrew Ladd prior to the Kane goal and Sharp's own marker were things of absolute beauty.
  • Call me an apologist, but despite being saddled with a -3, I thought Marian Hossa was very effective last night, as he gave Jonathan Toews far more room to operate than he had when he was with Kane and Buff.
  • The Hawks score two power play goals and don't allow one from the Flyers and win? Who'd have thought that would work?
  • One more to go, and it will be the most difficult task for our Men of Four Feathers to date. Lavvy has yet to tip his hand as to his starting goaltender for Wednesday, but if the Hawks put forth another effort like this, it won't make a difference. One more.

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I thought that

Harnell was in the crease on the 2nd goal. Just didn’t understand how there was zero review. I have seen less reviewed, like the Hawks 3rd goal on Friday that was reviewed for some reason.

As I sit here typing this, I cannot believe that this team is 1 win away from achieving what we all want so badly.

Go Hawks!!!!

by niuhuskie224 on Jun 7, 2010 10:36 AM CDT reply actions  

The officiating in this series hasn't been something to write home about

That’s for sure.

RIP Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 - May 16, 2010).

by Ace Venom on Jun 7, 2010 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

While he was in the crease...

… he was clearly knocked intot he crease. No complaints there, legal hit, but he was in the crease due to a Blackhawk hit, which means that GTI can’t be called unless he does something else to interfere.

You might call being slow to get up, but I wouldn’t want to pop up in a situation where people are slinging rubber at the net. Hell, if you watch the play, his head almost gets taken off by the puck.

As a note: Commenting here rather than reading through becuase there’s just too many comments. That was an awful, awful game. The flyers had no energy, no oomph, and paid for it. Dearly. Lavvy needs to put a boot up each and every one of their asses over the next 3 days.

by VorAbaddon on Jun 7, 2010 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

No, he was not "knocked" into the crease.

He dove towards the crease, and during the play, made slight incidental contact with (I think) Seabrook, but the contact did not change his trajectory or the control he had once he was on the ice.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

this

he was not knocked into the crease, at all. he dove. locks first.

by Skags on Jun 7, 2010 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

He also was on top of Niemi’s stick, so that it fell out of his hands when he tried to get his blocker up on the shot. If that was on the glove side, Niemi might have been able to at least attempt a save since he would have been able to reach over Hartnell. But on the blocker side like it was, there was nothing that Niemi could have done. It wasn’t a penalty, but it was certainly goalie interference in the sense that Niemi was physically prevented from making the save by an opposing player. No goal.

by Razzberry on Jun 7, 2010 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nemo needs to stand up for his space in the crease.

Hjammer pointed right at hartnell as the shot went in but Niemi did nothing so he just accepted it and moved on. I wouldnt mind seeing Niemi look right at the refs and say “What the fuck is this guy doing laying in the crease?”. At the same time, I kinda like the no complaining attitude (which may be more of a “I cant speak english well enough to file a complaint with the refs” type of attitude).
no goal. someone tell them to shut the fuck up about briere’s eyeball.

"...can i have a glass of whiskey and a slice of bread?"

by west_fulton on Jun 8, 2010 7:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

Totally agree

If I recall correctly, even if you ARE knocked into the crease by a defending player, you are to make all haste in getting out of the crease, and not impede the goaltender in any way while extricating yourself from the crease. Hartnell laid there like Ron Jeremy having an after-shag cigarette while that shot came in.

And I agree. Briere’s eye vs. repeated vicious crosschecks from nearly every orange-sweatered idiot on the ice, including the one that sent Hossa to the lockeroom? Not even close to being back to even.

by artroland on Jun 8, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think the last time Niemi

went to a ref was when the puck was lost in his jersey. Maybe he’s afraid of getting molested again.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 8, 2010 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tarvitsen aikuinen

I need an adult

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Is it wrong,

that I giggled at this?

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 8, 2010 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Is it wrong

that I don’t get it?

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by K_Dog on Jun 9, 2010 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

I need an adult

is tarvitsen aikuinen in Finnish – Niemi needs an adult so he doen’t get molested by the refs again

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 9, 2010 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

lol...ahh, thank you

I should have realized it was a direct translation. I thought it was an obscure reference I wasn’t getting.

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by K_Dog on Jun 9, 2010 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm never obscure

that would cause way too much thinking on my part. I’m more like captain obvious.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 9, 2010 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

this is why

everybody needs a babelfish

by VerStig on Jun 9, 2010 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

true

Although, I don’t think babelfish translates English to Finnish…

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by K_Dog on Jun 9, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions  

No review for GTI

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 10:42 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Right

this was the case for Buff’s third goal in game 3 against Vancouver. The goal couldn’t be overturned based on interference.

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 7, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

Is it a reviewable play?

I don’t think goaltender interference is, but I am admittedly talking out my ass here.

by Brian C on Jun 7, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'd known that and forgotten

but boldmatter reminded me of it last night.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 10:55 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I wasn't on the GDT until near the end of the game

so I don’t know if anyone was complaining about that goal. I was going nuts at home wondering how that wasn’t a textbook example of goalie interference. Glad McClure pointed that out – because he is NEVER wrong.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

Certainly seemed like GTI to me, watching at home on my high horse.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions  

my horse is higher (or so I’ve been told)

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

but my long torso makes up for the difference in hands

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions  

Is it a Palomino??

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

looking at the highlights today, I'd rather have to agree

in the regular season, that is a “no goal” play. This is not the regular season anymore – and bad officiating is apparently now mandatory, progressively worse as the series progress through the rounds.

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 7, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

Inconsistent officiating

I absolutely despise the fact that there is one set of standards for the regular season and another set for the playoffs.

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions  

I wasn't sure if it was or wasn't

at the time it happened, i thought it WAS intererence, but didn’t really know the actual rule for GI, and didn’t know if he was pushed in there or not and just slow in getting up. At the end of the day, it didn’t end up mattering anyway.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

just slow in getting up

Of course he was slow getting up. I’d be slow getting up in that situation too…

by DaleHalas on Jun 7, 2010 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

This rule makes me wonder

why GTI isn’t reviewable?
“(viii) The video review process shall be permitted to assist the referees in determining the legitimacy of all potential goals (e.g. to ensure they are "good hockey goals").”

End result is the same, but proper calls are always appreciated.

"Half the game is mental; the other half is being mental."

by Polymath7 on Jun 7, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's amazing what this team looks like....

When they actually move there feet, fight for the puck and finish off hits. That being said, ONE to go. GO HAWKS!!!

Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian

by fliphawk4 on Jun 7, 2010 10:37 AM CDT reply actions  

It's amazing what this team looks like

when they finally win the special teams battle

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 7, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

The Flyers fans are all over the refs for not calling Keith for a high stick on Briere

And they’re probably right.

But I’d really love for them to remember the Koho that Campbell took in the face earlier in the game.

In my opinion, it’s a wash.

by GenPabloSecobar on Jun 7, 2010 10:40 AM CDT reply actions  

Pretty much my thoughts too

I’m not saying that two wrongs make a right, but I’m saving my outrage for a series where both sides don’t have so much to complain about.

by Brian C on Jun 7, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions  

not calling Keith for a high stick on Briere

I read both fansites on that play. Both were arguing what happened. You had to have a slow replay to actually see it. I’m not going to criticize Ref’s for missing a call like that when they have to call it in real time.

And yes, I think Goalie Interference needs to be reviewable by the video review guys. Its too hard to call in real time as well. Remember its not “was there goalie interference” its “who caused the collision.”

I’m not somebody that really cares about individual penalty calls. I only really care about the percentages. The Flyers have averaged one more penalty a game in the playoffs then the Hawks. In this series there has been so many more calls against the Hawks that it will probably never even out. So the Flyers have nothing to complain about concerning penalty calls…

by DaleHalas on Jun 7, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

it will even out if they let the hawks have a power play the entire game 6…

HAWKS! ... that is all

by RLWiener on Jun 7, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

Full speed

and even some views at slow speed, that looked like the puck hitting Breire’s face. The puck did also seem to change direction in midair, which would lend credence to the puck hitting him.

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

There were

two blatant cross-checkings in last nights game that went un-called. One was on Hossa that knocked him out of the game briefly. And I forget who the other one was on, but it was Pronger who committed the cross-check (to no one’s surprise). We were owed a non-call at that point.

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark

by gwood on Jun 7, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

pronger crosschecking?

wwwwhhhhhaaaaaaa? never!

HAWKS! ... that is all

by RLWiener on Jun 7, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

On Ladd

I believe.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

I think you're right

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark

by gwood on Jun 7, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

Sure they are, rightfully so...

But refs also missed the one on Campbell. And how about Hossa having to pick up his spleen after a cross check…

by jscktt on Jun 7, 2010 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

I think they are more pissed because it would have been a major due to blood

More chance to score goals and tie it up. I can see where they are coming from, but I’m just really glad that one went our way.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

yeah

almost as bad as Bolland in the box

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

we just like dick in the box

and I mean Pronger you gutter minded individuals

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Step one: cut a hole in the box!

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 7, 2010 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Step two:

Put your junk in the box!

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by K_Dog on Jun 7, 2010 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's teamwork

in your eye.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

At least one Flyers fan

agreed with me that at full it looked like the puck hit him, not the stick. Apparently it was a low angle replay from behind the goal that clearly showed the stick hitting him.

I think I was busy miming the fountain of blood that spewed from SOB’s head back during the Vancouver series and didn’t see it.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 10:49 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Exactly. It's a wash.

So the Hawks need to do what they did last night on Wednesday night — don’t worry about the dirty, if you will, play of Philadelphia. They just need to play THEIR game, and Lord Stanley’s Cup will be in the Windy City for the first time in 49 years.

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark

by NDCubbie on Jun 7, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

Keith's on Briere was worse

and we’d be upset about it too i it was us. I don’t even want to know what Briere’s eye looks like this morning.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

After hearing about what the Philly fan base

was doing to some of the Hawks fans that went out there for 3 or 4, I frankly don’t care whether he still has an eye or not. Firsthand reports from the City of Brotherly Donkeyfucking have convinced me what we all suspected all along about the collective douchery of that town. Pronger’s a perfect fit.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

yeah those fan reports make me cringe

but i’m hard pressed to apply it to what the players “deserve” on the ice physically. I’d rather they get what they deserve based on how they play, and I’m not saying Briere’s always a saint….i’d just rather not say i’m okay with him maybe getting his eye poked out b/c some fans that cheer for him have behavioral issues.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah

but I have to direct my anger somewhere. I don’t really want to see anybody but Pronger any player get his eye actually poked out.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions  

It's a little embarrassing

but I’ve been having daydreams of Buff boarding Pronger.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

Briere's eye looks like Pronger's balloon knot

And Hartnell is going to town on both right now.

PALOMINO!

Where's Al Secord when you need him?

by MrBeeg on Jun 7, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

You're forgetting...

Seabrook’s 7 stitches in game two. That was a non-call too.

by Beyr on Jun 7, 2010 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

you’re right i did forget that one as well, but was really pissed about it at the time

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

maybe

but it was harder to see than Soupy’s. Soupy had the argument from a linesman who saw the whole thing go down.

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Agreed

Haven’t seen them make any comments on that no-call. And how the fuck do the refs miss that when Soup’s got the fucking puck?? Where are the refs looking?

by Chris Roberts on Jun 7, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

Do you have Cousin Campbell on speed dial too

just in case one of our guys needs the wheel of justice to spin in our favor?

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

of course Cousin Campbell knows what to do

I actually just sent him two brand new Wheels of Justice. One specifically for when he’s deciding for the Flyers (choices are varying numbers to signal the number of games they can be suspended for) and one specifically for the Hawks (just a big red circle for “No Suspension”.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

It is of my humble opinion that… Toews and Hossa and Kopecky, while they didn’t score, dominated the majority of the game when out their together.

by Dranearian on Jun 7, 2010 10:45 AM CDT reply actions  

They did in my humble opinion as well

Though I have to say, Toews and the Slovaks doesn’t have quite the ring to it that Sharp and the Slovacks had. We’ll have to get used to the new lead singer centerman.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

What about Captain and the Slovaks?

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 11:18 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions   1 recs

Well, we can go with...

THK 182

or

Capt Horsa Kop

(although I do like Seriously Slovakian)

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 7, 2010 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

THK 182

I like it. Reminds of Star Wars and George Lucas’s first film THX 1138. A perfect connection to a potentially high-powered line.

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

But is also sounds like

Blink 182, which means it’s defective.

(And Turk 182 was a barely mediocre movie.)

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yes, on both points - to a degree.

Add up their jersey numbers.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

The THX similarity didn't escape me.

It all started with a little math problem though.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Leino

For all the talk of superstition around here and our resident superstition Nazis, I haven’t heard any talk of the Karma we may or may not be receiving for either a game preview or game wrap taking delight in the fact that Leino was finally a failure of the Wings system….I think whoever wrote that would take it back.

Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"

by HjammerTime on Jun 7, 2010 10:45 AM CDT reply actions  

With the way

Leino been playing, I’m really happy that he was traded to an Eastern team.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

Not only is he not in the West anymore

But he’s not on the Scum anymore. Double plus.

Tremendously tremendous!

Luongo's tears feed my soul.

by allyouyounghockeyplayersoutthere on Jun 7, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

he has been playing unbelieveably well

I was expecting and hoping he would be the Leino we all knew and loved from Detroit, but he has sure proved me wrong there. He’s just been so consistently solid, and played well last night even if it wasn’t one of his “better” games this series.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions  

he was good for the Wings during the postseason too

but didn’t do much during the regular season afterward. I don’t know, maybe that’s just what he does.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hmmm....

Didn’t do much during the regular season and having a great post season. Leino sounds like the Finnish version of Buff.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

ding ding ding ding!!!

exactly what I was going for, haha.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Finnish McNugget?

"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger."

by Byfuglie33 on Jun 8, 2010 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions  

Hey,

are you gonna Finnish that McNugget?

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions  

Don't say anything

if you can’t criticize!

Actually, I applaud you; this is a wonderfully pessimistic post, which is exactly what both the Hawks and their fans need to be thinking right now. The proper mindset to have is that the Hawks are down 3-2 in the series going into Game 6 in Philly.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 10:47 AM CDT reply actions  

Agree on all points

Hossa -3 really does not tell what he did to help open this game up for the rest.

ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII
James Madison is my Hero!

by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jun 7, 2010 10:48 AM CDT reply actions  

Ladd was really good last night. Two full days of rest should get him in better shape.

by aeroplane on Jun 7, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

Lavvy have an answer to Q's line changes?

Or does this end Wed, now that the lads have found their skating legs again?

by jscktt on Jun 7, 2010 10:54 AM CDT reply actions  

Hoping it ends Wednesday.

Don’t know if I can take a Game 7.

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark

by NDCubbie on Jun 7, 2010 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions  

it's tough to expect the same offensive outburst

from the new lines in game 6. Phlly will be able to get the matchups they like most of the time. I’m looking for Niemi to be the hero in game 6.

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 7, 2010 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions  

While Philly will be able to get the match-ups, I think what we saw last night was the end of the Philly defense myth. With that top line broken up, more size with Kane, more size with Toews, Buff still with good passers, Lavvy will be hard pressed to defend against the Chicago attack. Their only hope may be to outscore Chicago on Wednesday (which could always happen).

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

I have to agree with Meeshak on his points here.

We’d all been crying throughout games 2, 3, and 4 to break up DDN – though we love them so – and make Lavvy make a decision.

Its really freaking easy, when you have Puckhogger as your top D line, to say "Hmmm… They’ve got Toews, Kane, and Byfuglien on one line. They’ve all been pretty sick, all playoffs long. Put Puckhogger out there with them at all times possible.

Its not so easy to do, when one of them is out there at all times.

Q’s line generator struck oil in Game 5. I say you stay with that, until Lavvy finds an answer. He doesn’t have long to come up with an effective one.

I look forward to Wednesday night with guarded optimism

Let’s Finnish Them – and throw up a big ’ol FU to the Philly crowd on Wednesday night.

The Chalice will be in attendance.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 7, 2010 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Your last sentence sent shivers down my spine!

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

You should have seen me trying to type it!

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

"The Chalice will be in attendance."

Damn, they really are in the STANLEY CUP FINALS!! It wasn’t a dream.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

sleeping's going to be rough the next few nights

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Aside from Prickface/whoever

do they have anything close? If Buff/Eager/Ladd continue to pulverize all of their D-men, they cant be very effective.

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

BSH loves Kimmo

I was skeptical, but from what I can tell, the guy has been rock steady- almost always makes the right decision.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 7:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

Holy, ya. I’d thought about finishing and all that, but it hadn’t yet occurred to me that the Cup will be there watching tomorrow.

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 8, 2010 7:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

"line generator struck oil" struck a nerve

Q- please don’t overcoach, matchy-uppy-on-the-fly-wise. Rolling four two-way lines with this set-up oughtta work.

I hope 2,4,7,51 got some rest. Spot Sopel here and there (and on PK). Boynton/Hendry mostly be ready in case there’s a hand-shaking ceremony.

Nemo due? Game 5 was another well-timed turd from our fine Finnish friend.

I love the Hawks chances tomorrow- not so much if it goes to 7.

Urgency. Desperation. 60 minutes.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:01 AM CDT up reply actions  

I don't mind if he wants to matchup D pairings

to Philly O lines, but the balance on the top three offensive lines for the Hawks right now should be able to matchup with anyone. I don’t want to give up more transition opportunities just to get O line matchup happy on the road.

by Scott13 on Jun 8, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

not saying it can't end on Wed

but Lavy has so far proven well adept at getting the match ups he wants on home ice. and by that i mean incredibly good at it.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

I think Lavvy is a dipshit of a head coach
  1. he started Carcillo over J v R in not one but TWO games for some inconceivable reason, which speaks for itself
  1. he pulled the goalie WAY to early last night- he completely choked. The Flyers had a lot of momentum and confidence. They would have generated some opportunities even strength. If you’re Lavvy, you wait and see if you can score ES and really pressure the Hawks and wait until a minute left in the game then pull him. With 2:30 minutes left, he pretty much sealed their fate and when the Hawks scored the EN it sucked all the momentum out of Philly. That was a very stupid move. I’d like to see more of that.
  1. Pulling Leighton after 3 goals. He’s created a goal tending controversy with only two more potential games to play. I guess a thank you is in order.

Basically, he can talk all he wants about confidence and resilience, but nothing he’s actually doing inspires any of that. He looks like he’s panicked and unsure of his team. So to answer your question: No. He will not have an answer for Q. Even if he acted like he had his shit together he wouldn’t have an answer for Q because honestly Q doesn’t have an answer for Q. He touches shit and it works when everyone else is like… WTF R U DOING Q? See: Buff on defense or putting Kop with Hossa and Toews. I can’t explain it but I’ll take it.

by Skags on Jun 7, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

ZING!

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 7, 2010 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

i laughed pretty hard

it was a ben eager outline

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

This post begs for this image

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

A whopping 8 minutes

Holy fuck, I’m lazy

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

You're just an Ovechkin fanboy

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice!

But coming from a Sopel fanboy…

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Watch it,

Master Sergeant Sopel might be looking…

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 7, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

that made me giggle...

calling your own outline fail….very nice!

The less a man makes declarative statements, the less apt he is to look foolish in retrospect.

by Overserved on Jun 7, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah i don't have a clue why he pulled Leighton

In the early 2nd, Niemi’s numbers weren’t actually that much better than Leighton’s. That too me screams of confidence issues you don’t want to be having in Game 5 of the SCF

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions  

pulling the goalie entirely with that much time left in the 3rd did seem a bit overly desperate too

there are bold moves … and then there are WTF moments.

If it had worked, he’s be a genius (the great excuse for many an idiotic failure in life)

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 7, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

For illustration of your last statement, see my move to Montreal.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm kind of glad Nemo seems to have a long leash

I would hate to have the goalie controversy still hanging over our heads

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions  

to be fair

I think Q’s gone into the playoffs with the mindset that he only pulls Niemi in the event that Niemi can no longer physically stand or something. As long as he can skate, he’ll be the Hawks’ goalie.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Or if the game is just lost

and he doesn’t want to risk injury (see Game 1 against Canvouver).

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

and the poor boy just needs a damn rest

think about it. This is the most consecutive games he has played. I would have been very surprised if he could have kept up the pace of the Sharks series.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

There was a 5 day break between SCF and WCF.

Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft

by chrome on Jun 7, 2010 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Quite a bit of rest

in the playoffs. No back-to-back and often more than one day off.

If we have to worry about the endurance of a mid-20s professional athlete, we got serious problems beyond a clown-shoes power play.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think it goes back to that 8-3 “game” with Columbus in late March where Huet was expected to show his playoff chops and instead treated the crease like his own personal shitbowl. It seems to me that from that day forward Q must have told Niemi he was basically safe unless he actually passed away while playing.

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

perhaps not then

Q might just leave the carcas laid out in the crease

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 7, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

to keep

Sopel company

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Carcillo vs JVR

Carcillo’s risk/return ratio is way higher than JVR’s, in my opinion, JVR may not be as explosive as Carcillo, but he’s less likely to blow up in your face. And he had a goal last night and 0 PIM.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 11:25 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

JVR is a dynamo, a guy who can score, and a future superstar for the American team. Carcillo is like Eager, but kind of worse.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

A lot worse

Size: Edge Eager
Speed: Edge Eager
Brains: OHH SHINY! (push)
Shot: Push
Puck Handling: hahaha no really.

The only thing Carcillo brings is a nonstop motor. And sometimes against some teams, that can be good. But for fucks sake, one has to wonder if Lavvy did any scouting at all prior to game 1 because little guys like Carcillo who like to hit but can’t really skate for shit are about 1000X less effective against this team than a genuine hockey player with good all around skills like J v R.

I hope he goes back to Carcillo game 6 and completes the dipshit coaching moves Tour de Philly. So it is written.

by Skags on Jun 7, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions  

That would be too much to ask for.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

Carcillo is like Burish

if Burish was retarded

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

More like

if Burish was retarded, and they cloned retarded Burish, Carcillo would the the Danny Devito retarded twin clone of retarded Burish. He should work at the zoo.

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

or the Michael Keaton "copy of copy" clone from Multiplicity

“I like pizza”

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Congratulations, CNS

That is the first time I’ve seen Multiplicity as a reference anywhere. LOL

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Didn’t Fifth Feather reference it a few games ago? I’m pretty sure I saw it somewhere. Maybe it was CNS, with a one track mind.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

not sure who it was, but I think I know what you're talking about

like how a certain player would be the clone of another player if you cloned that player 30 times or something.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think that was it!

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

I said...

It was the first time I have seen it, not in the history of mankind. Geeze, read Fifth Feather? I can hardly get anything done at work and at home with just SCH. LOL

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

ditto!

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

but FF only puts up

like one post per game! total!

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

and the only reason i said that was because it was such a recent use in Blackhawks playoff blogging. i thought it might have even been CNS, but it seems i was correct with my first hunch.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Even if it was CNS though,

I automatically ignore his comments so I would have missed it anyway. LOL

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dear fucking asshole sitting above me after game 5...

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Me?? Never...

I’m just an equal opportunity instigator.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Would that be like the Coach's version of the Eager Hat Trick?

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 7, 2010 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

JVR brings so much more skill to the ice

and is so much less of a liability. yeah there’s the “Carcillo brings energy” argument, but its not always good energy….i think JVR really should more respect in this debate. But then again, i just think Carcillo is a poor excuse for a human being.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

See?

Goalie controversy in Game 6 of the SCF: Flyers Coach hasn’t named starter.

Laviolette said Monday he didn’t reveal his starting goalie because he hasn’t talked to his players yet. He gave the Flyers the day off so they’d have time to regroup before Wednesday’s Game 6 against Chicago.

I’m sorry but that’s just idiotic. Confident my ass.

by Skags on Jun 7, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions  

the media wouldn't know what to do without a little drama in the series

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

I agree- we need something to talk about for two days

But you gotta give them something else. This is self inflicted and not necessary, especially if you’re a confident and resilient team led by a coach who knows what he’s doing. It smacks of panic.

by Skags on Jun 7, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Last Goalie Standing

It’s the new Stanley Cup Final reality series.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

they'd make some drama up

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

I suspect the decision has been made

and the team knows who will be in net. This “controversy” will keep the press busy focusing on something that probably isn’t an issue.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's an issue if you're the goalie

and you think your coach and maybe your team doesn’t have confidence in you going into a game that could end your season. It’s especially an issue if you’re Leighton and you wanted to prove to your former team that they made a mistake by letting you go, yet you’ve been yanked twice in their building. Leighton’s mental state can’t be rock solid and holding out here doesn’t help him.

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree with cdz3210....

…The Flyers probably already know who will be in net, including whatever goalie that is (it is funny to imagine the whole team knowing EXCEPT Leighton and Boucher) so there is really is no controversy….just something to occupy the feeble minds of the media instead of asking what “exactly” went wrong in game 5 for the 15,000th time.

The less a man makes declarative statements, the less apt he is to look foolish in retrospect.

by Overserved on Jun 7, 2010 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

I have no problem with SCF mindgames

except when about the only real purpose they serve is to make the one playing them look like a dolt.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Can't you just see Q

asking his players who they think should sit?

Even better, which lines they’d like to be on??!!

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Con Smythe

Any thoughts on Con Smythe watch after 5 games? I have a huge man crush on Toews but I’ve become unsure after the first few games in this series.

by Fightin Werds on Jun 7, 2010 10:58 AM CDT reply actions  

When the Hawks win...

…I’m actually starting to think Sharp may have taken it from him.

by GenPabloSecobar on Jun 7, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

I tend to think that this case has been made pretty strongly also.

I still think that Toews is the odds-on favorite though. The NHL would love to say “Look – best forward in the Olympic tournament, AND leads his team to a SC Championship while capturing the Conn Smythe!”

Move over Sindey.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 7, 2010 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not to be rude (seriously)

but who cares?? If the Hawks win the Cup, Eager can deliver the frickin Conn Smythe trophy to Pronger with a bag of pucks in it for all I care.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

I actually hope this happens. I really, really care about this scenario now.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

Because I'd rather be discussing that in June than not discussing it?

I see your point…I have three blank jerseys at home because I can never decide who to put on the back of the sweater because the front is more important to me.

But apparently people do care, because they’re answering the question.

by GenPabloSecobar on Jun 7, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

I have a suggestion

for at least two of those jerseys

Lu
Nabby

and yeah, we have two full days to kill. Why not discuss Conn Smythe? What makes that topic interesting is how many guys, on either team deserve it.

by aeroplane on Jun 7, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

I agree with you

It’s one of the perks of June hockey. And if things go well Wednesday, I doubt we’d take the time to discuss it. And as much as I love watching Pronger get Pronger’d, I can’t do it for 2+ full days. Other topics are needed.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

I suppose discusss Con Smythe

is easier when you’re not a fan of the team and still heavily invested in the outcome of the game but I don’t see it as much different than discussing who played best after each game. Over and over we talk about how good Hossa looks and I completely agree. He’s been a huge part of the teams success in the entire playoffs but I’m merely asking who on the team has perhaps been our most crucial player throughout the playoffs.

Also yes, you’ve stated the obvious that the Stanley Cup is our huge number 1 goal, however I also hope that if we win it that I see who I feel is…worthy of the Con Smythe to get it. I’d wouldnt be a big fan of Buff winning it considering all the media that he’s generated for the last 3 playoff series’, not to mention performing for half of each series.

by Fightin Werds on Jun 7, 2010 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

when you say...

buff performed in only half of each series…do you take three games from the SCF’s and move them to the S.J. series?

Buff and Niemi were integral parts to many games. Sopes was HUGE against Nashville. Toews was a beast vs. Vancouver.

Truth is, there hasn’t been many players on the Hawks that have brought their A-game every single night. For that reason I pick Teeth to be our Conn Smythe candidate.

I for one would not be disappointed if mvp went to Buff if he has another huge game for us on Wednesday. I’m not certain that the Hawks make it to this point without him and he’s been a huge difference maker in enough games that I’d be okay with it.

On the Philly side, they too have many candidates. Breire, Prongs, Richards (although he’s been MIA in the finals…)

by aeroplane on Jun 7, 2010 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

You think Richards has been MIA?

He’s scared me every time he’s been on the ice, in the same way as Toews. I’m curious what other people think.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'll take a stab

To me, he’s a talented guy but not quite in the same way as Toews- close, but not quite and in the end an inch may as well be a mile.

He’s Bizzaro Captain Marvel.

by Skags on Jun 7, 2010 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

i thought he was MIA in Games 1 & 2

but got REALLY dangerous in the games in Philly. He wasn’t very noticable last night, but neither was anyone for Philly other than Leino, maybe Hartnell (and of course Briere b/c of that bright beacon of a shiner).

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

he’s insanely dangerous.

but we’ve done a fine job of neutralizing him and his line for the most part. Not so much with their 2nd and 3rd lines.

by aeroplane on Jun 7, 2010 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am scared of him

he is too good not to be wary of.

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 7, 2010 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Interestingly

I may have this wrong, but I think the C&B guys were saying Bolland line is playing almost even on scoring chances (which was not the case when he was shutting down Thornton). So, it seems like at least thus far, they’ve done alright.

I’m also worried about Giroux and Carter; if either of those two get going, things could get ugly, fast.

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Regardless of the series outcome, they don’t have a whole lot of time to get going.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

Giroux scoring has been a big difference

among other things, but in this series it’s that 3rd line scoring that seems to make or break it.

You’re probably right about Carter, but I just want to hold my tongue a little on that until we’re proven right.

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

I’m not saying he won’t, and I’m not saying the Hawks will win; I’m saying he only has two games to come alive at the most. It’s not like we’re in the stretch, or even the second round.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions  

Although I feel that he is not quite the player that Toews is

Richards definitely scares me every time he is on the ice.

He has a very similar skill set, and plays, perhaps, slightly nastier than our Captain does.

I would be more concerned with Toews, if our team had to play against him, but they don’t (thank the Hockey Gods) and that’s fine.

I don’t believe that he’s been MIA at all. His presence is consistently known from shift to shift during these SCF.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 7, 2010 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's strange

I’m kind of blind to Toews’ awesomeness. I assume he’s awesome, since everyone always talks about him, but I hardly ever notice him doing anything. Maybe I’m red-19 colornumber blind?

It’s this weird blindness of mine that makes me worry about Richards, because I notice him. Destroying. Everything. He took the Flyers on his back and single-handedly destroyed the Canadiens in Game 5. Maybe Toews does that; I don’t know because I can’t see the number 19 on a red background.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

perhaps it's because you see it all the time?

since we see it throughout the season and whenever he plays, we consider his awesomeness the default level and therefore don’t appreciate it as much as someone who doesn’t watch him all the time.

I think that’s why we’re all so amazed at Buff’s performance. If he was like this all the time, we’d be like, meh, he’s just doing what he does. Instead we’re all essentially asking, “why can’t he be like Tazer and be awesome all year?”

by ahnfire on Jun 8, 2010 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

I get this with Keith

but I think that Toews has been kinda sorta shut down a bit, his awesome assist in Game 5 notwithstanding

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

I agree

he’s looked great on board battles, and he’s always working, but he just isn’t quite to the level he was at earlier in the payoffs, or in the Olympics.

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 8, 2010 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

game 5 first period

Toews and Hossa were unbefuckinglievably dominant (nothing to show for it, but…)

meeshak, you had to notice that.

Or anytime the guy is on the PK. He’s like an octopus- much bigger/different from Richards that way, IMO.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

I don't know why he wouldn't deserve it

It’s playoff MVP, and there’s no denying that without his play in at least the first four games of this series, it very well could have been a sweep.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think that hit the nail on the head

But I do notice Kane and Hossa, probably because they have the puck for about six hours per shift.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions  

Richards is an odd duck

He doesn’t have Toews’ maturity even though he is three years older. He got into it with the Philly media this year about his supposed heavy partying and there were leadership/adjustment struggles with Pronger. (Does Pronger have a rep for undermining teammates?)

Maybe the long seasons and the Olympics are taking a toll on both captains? Pronger was also there but has the experience to pace himself. Wouldn’t surprise me to see Richards at peak ferocity on Wednesday especially if he stays free of Keith. Montreal Game 5 was inspiring but you’re going to look less fearsome when your competition is a few levels higher.

Carter has looked lost most of this series. Hurt still/again? Or just good work by the Hawks.

by flyersfaninchicago on Jun 8, 2010 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

pronger also didn’t seem to work his ass off in the olympics as the Toews-Richards-whoeverelse line did…that line carried Team Canada. I don’t know if part of Pronger’s rep is to undermine teammates, but in this case it wouldn’t be a surprise, would it?

Not b/c it’s Pronger, but b/c you’d have the mid-30s best player on a team having to “answer” to a 25-year-old captain who doesn’t dominate the ice half as well as Pronger does. Add Pronger’s “me agaist the establishment” attitude into the mix, and i wouldn’t be surprised if there was some friction there initially.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

I think it was Nash

it was the Captains line.

Pronger (according to some of the media) was basically brought in to be a sabre rattler/no nonsense kind of force in the locker room. Which might be kind of weird when he’s not the captain, but it seems to have worked out for them.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 8, 2010 6:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

One thing I've noticed

about Richards: he does not have nearly the “steady as she goes” attitude that Capt Serious seems to always project. I like my Capt to be the unflappable rock.

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by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

i though he was fairly consistant

until last game. But he looked REALLY dejected in his last post-game interview.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

that's funny

because I thought Tazer’s been tense throughout this series. Personal interpretation, of course.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

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by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

Richards got pushed into Niemi

in the third as Niemi froze the puck and he used it as an excuse to just rape Niemi. He went out of his way to punch him in the head and then use his forearm to drive Niemi’s head into the ice in the goal. The rest of the Hawks were busy dealing with the scrum in front and the only one who saw it was Soupy, who’s not going to do anything to protect his goalie.

by Scott13 on Jun 8, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions  

I see your comment,

and raise you this piece of sand.

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 8, 2010 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree

He’s been solid all during the playoffs but didn’t seem to be leading much during the regular season. Who knows what was going on in that locker room with the coaching change, underachievement on the ice and the arrival of alpha Pronger.

I think the captains suit their teams and cities. Chicago is America’s City, heartland values and all that and Toews is a quiet superhero type. Philadelphia has the Bullies and is the CIty of Brotherly Sociopathy and Richards plays that way.

They’re both young first-time finalist captains. Would be normal to feel some pressure.

by flyersfaninchicago on Jun 8, 2010 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

I have no problem in the least with anyone discussing it

that probably came across wrong. I’m actually just so excited about the possibility of winning the Cup.

Who’s got the Conn?
Things have really evened out and I suppose we will see many votes for different players. It really has been a team effort by the Hawks. Because of this, even if the Hawks win the Cup I actually have a slight concern that the Hawks players split up the vote and someone else could actually take it.

Turds!
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

I thought

Toews was running away with it, with Niemi being second until the SCF. Now, I think I would still probably lean toward Toews, but Sharp is making a pretty good case for himself as well. I would consider giving it to Hossa too, if I had a vote.

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by gwood on Jun 7, 2010 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

I understood your point, which is scaring me a little bit.

Totally off topic, but rewatching this first period, yeah, if the Hawks play like they can, the Flyers have no chance. The Hawks held the puck in the Flyers’ zone for 1:30 of the three minutes leading up to Versteeg’s goal, plus the Flyers never established any possession in the Hawks zone, and only had one chance, which was that freak deflection off Hjammer’s skate that Niemi steered wide with his left pad. The Hawks had possession of the puck for probably 2:30 of those previous three minutes, too.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think

Mr. Sulu has the Conn

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by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Nicely played, sir.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

took someone long enough

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

This post begs for this image

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think there are three -- maybe four

Hawks that you could argue should get it, and which one ultimately may receive it depends a large part on whether one of that group steps up and delivers some massive heroics in game 6 (PLEASE let it be game 6!).

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by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'd say don't discuss this yet

like not painting your player on a building with the big shiny trophy when the playoffs haven’t even started yet

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 7, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

I have to agree

I definitely have an opinion on this topic, but the superstitious person in me will not let me think (let alone speak) of this topic yet.

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by gwood on Jun 7, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

The Conn Smythe will be going to a member

of the winning team. If it’s the Hawks, I think it’s a toss up between Toews, Keith and Sharp. The best thing about this is having 3 players in the running so late into the playoffs for the trophy It goes to show how much they’ve played as a team.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

He was one of the ones I had in my theoretical mix

but as I note, depends on whether — or who — delivers big in a deciding game.

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by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

Puck Daddy (Flyer Cheerleader)

Puck Daddy has fucking Pronger. Tool.

Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"

by HjammerTime on Jun 7, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

He had Toews up there for a long while

before our top line went cold.

We’ll see what happens Wednesday.

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by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 11:34 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I almost forgot about Buff

 but then I think he forgot about playing in the first 4 games of this series. (i’m semi-joking here)

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions  

Conn Smyth

Obviously it will be a tough guess/decision and it will come down to who does best in the next game(s). Toews still has the lead in points with Kane not far behind as well as Sharp. Had Niemi been a little stronger in net the last few games he would be right there. If he shuts down the Flyers it’s possible he’d get it. Lot’s of if’s, where is Murphs what if bell, ding, ding, ding.

Niemi was huge in so many games earlier in the playoffs and also the first couple finals games that without him this series could possibly already be over, and the Sharks series could have gone a few more games. It’s about the overall which is completely different than other sports who pick the best in the finals only. Keith should be right up there as without his leadership on defense things could be completely different.

I think because the captain was so good until this series he still has to be in the lead, and I can’t imagine Pronger even being in the mix for the Flyers, at least not anymore, too many other Flyers have done much more than he has overall, though they wouldn’t be at this stage either without him.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 7:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

ummm... the data are not in

lots of people are drawn to this topic. me no likey.

And it’s sooooo ancillary.

A minor quibble, not looking for a fight.

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by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

What about Bolland?

Shut down the Sedins. Shut down HTML. He (and his linemates) scored several key goals. His 11 points 5 on 5 or worse (he has two shorties) are not far behind the team leaders in that category (which is all that should count because he does not get PP time). He is scoring on almost 25% of his shots on goal. If he gets a couple of key points in Game 6 and the Hawks win . . . .

by stanfordron on Jun 8, 2010 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just don't ask Derek Zona

I don’t know what his problem w/Bolland is…

Sure, his contribution is being overblown by the media, but like I said in my FanPost, the overblown nature of his defensive contribution is more than made up for with timely goal scoring.

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

i'm goin' with confirmation bias

Zona and Reynolds just don’t like the guy.

Funny how Reynolds’ recap went from 1-0 to 3-0. (Wait. How did the Hawks score?)

Those guys do have some funny, intelligent writing and analysis, viz.:

GOAL! Off Pronger’s skate. They deserved that one. Ambiguous pronouns are awesome.

…but for my money, head-to-head +/- and Corsi is way more informative and compact than the scoring chance obsession.

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by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't call it compact

I imagine my tables (the big ones) scare some people away.

I don’t mind the scoring chance stat really; it’s just another angle to the whole “shot quality” thing and it can be done semi-objectively. It only becomes an issue if you try to draw sweeping conclusions from it (although if you look at my earlier posts, I think I’m pretty much guilty of that, too).

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

ahem

1. compact compared to the scroing chance table. Your tables contin a ton more information.

2. semi-objective? little bit pregnant?

3. A plot of shots and goals tells you a lot more than CORSI or scoring chaces, but it’s kinda irreducible. IMO, CORSI is generally a good stand-in for scoring chances, without the effort or subjectivity.

4. “shots directed at net” and “scoring chances” involve applying the same label to wildly disparate events. Danger Will Robinson.

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by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't know that the great Philly goalie debate matters too much to us

It isn’t a choice between Ryan Miller and Teska Voskala.

I really, really, really hope this ends in 6, I don’t want to suffer through a game 7.

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 7, 2010 11:01 AM CDT reply actions  

If it's Boucher, however

the Hawks should really focus on the fact that he likely still has trouble moving hard from side to side.

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by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

Somewhat, but

Leighton appeared most vulnerable (from the prior series games I saw) at the 5-hole from about 45 degrees out to his right.

Moving post-to-post is always going to give all but the very best fits, but when you have a guy recovering from double mcl injuries, I think it’s even more true. Thus needing to test his physical ability.

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by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

Boucher is pretty bad with the puck

I vaguely remember a game where he had a handful of turnovers against the hawks that led to at least 1 easy goal. This was before he was a Flyer

by istolethekishka on Jun 7, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

Boucher

was very aggressive coming out of his net to play the puck behind the net. I could see where he could easily screw that up.

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by gwood on Jun 7, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

Thank you Blackhawks

I was ready to commit murder after the abortion that was presented as a Blackhawk hockey game on Friday. Their improved play last night probably kept me out of Joliet.

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 11:04 AM CDT reply actions  

My impression in Game 4

was that the Hawks let the abortion that was the officiating get in their heads, taking them completely out of their game. Not to take away from what the Flyers did, but I saw a team more worried about what the refs were or weren’t doing than what the other team was doing.

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by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions  

more worried about ... the refs

And they were giving up Power Play goals so it was doubly bad…

by DaleHalas on Jun 7, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

It's probably just me

but Niemi has been out of position when the Flyers get the puck down low. He seems to be coming too far out of the net to challenge the shooter and isn’t able to recover in time to get across to cover the other side of the net. There were two instances last night where the Flyers basically had wide open nets and missed (Briere shot wide and I think it was Carter that missed on a backhand and ended up shooting the puck into Niemi’s pads)

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 11:04 AM CDT reply actions  

He is coming out a ways...

But, twice now in 2 games Sopel was chasing and left the the right side of goal open for tap-ins.

by jscktt on Jun 7, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

yeah not the best game for sopel

anytime you have a wide open clearing attempt, and end up slapping the buck into the one lone remaining guy’s chest, you got a problem

I would like to have seen Montana

by desertindian on Jun 7, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions  

It's not Niemi

the team is losing sight of all ugly ass orange and black players on rebounds; even on Hartnell’s goal when Niemi should’ve had the puck, Hartnell shouldn’t have been able to just skate right at the net for the tip-in. Even if Niemi had the puck, our team should’ve been back to defend him from the Flyers.

We can’t miss those assignments.

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by Polymath7 on Jun 7, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

rebound control

is what I’ve see vanish this series. He struggled with it early against Nashville but seemed to settle himself towards the end of that series. Was solid against Vancouver and great against the Sharks. He just seems to be shitting himself worrying about high shots and letting anything low bounce off him uncontrolled.

by Chris Roberts on Jun 7, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe it’s a result of an aggressive forecheck? More low shots, possibly, too?

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

still not sold on kop being with toews and hossa

but at this point there’s not really a better alternative….love seeing buff on the checking line with bolland and steeg though…great game, all 4 lines had a jump in their step leading to a start of 7-0 in scoring chances

I would like to have seen Montana

by desertindian on Jun 7, 2010 11:14 AM CDT reply actions  

i'd be up for seeing brouwer or ladd

they don’t have the raw speed of kop..but they can stay up on their skates…thought ladd did good with kane and sharp though, so maybe not worth taking him away from line 2…and the team seems to hate brouwer again

I would like to have seen Montana

by desertindian on Jun 7, 2010 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah but Toews

was very kind to lose his hat as a show of solidarity with his new linemate.

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by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions  

very true

They won, i’ll cut kop some slack..besides like everyone’s been sayin..you got your pest line, now sporting the biggest guy on the team…arguably your two biggest back checkers are now on a line together, and kane can dangle with sharpie and ladd…makes lavv have a hell of a time trying to match up…

I would like to have seen Montana

by desertindian on Jun 7, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions  

Kop made the Flyers D skate a lot more

and drew some penalties, so I don’t feel the need to complain about him. I wouldn’t mind seeing Brouwer up there either, though.

Whatcha got there? Words?

by pointmesouth on Jun 7, 2010 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

I agree that we have

three left wings better than Kop, but for some reason, Kop and Hossa seem to play really well together (whether Sharp is centering them or Toews). Hossa and Kops both play hard and put a lot of pressure on the opponents. I like Kops and Hossa on the same line.

I am starting to think that the Hawks don’t really have a first, second or third line anymore. They have a number of very skilled forwards who could play with any of the other forwards. The actual combination will depend on how well each is playing on any given day.

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by gwood on Jun 7, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions  

he Hawks don’t really have a first, second or third line anymore.

The Hawks have never had a traditional 1, 2 or checking line. It has always been a hybrid team.

The Hawks top line had 30 less goals scored in the season compared to the Sharks top line but made up for it with 40 more goals scored then the Sharks for the rest of the team.

by DaleHalas on Jun 7, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions  

I truly like that statement "the Hawks do'nt really have a first..."

They are so talented up front, with depth that you don’t get a huge drop off in scoring ability from one line to the next.

All three “scoring” lines (and the “checking/pest” line) are capable of shutting a team down, taking the puck from them, breaking out, and finishing at the other end.

It makes the job of the line generator a little bit easier, and its a really, REALLY good problem to have.

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by Powrfwd37 on Jun 7, 2010 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Kop is the weakest of the Left Wingers

but I like him with Toews and Hossa. I think it deepens the Hawks’ talent on the 2nd and 3rd lines

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

True

but at the expense of the first line. What to do with Kop? That’ll be debated for centuries, or at least as long as he’s on the Hawks. I don’t like seeing him on the 1st line and I don’t think he really improves the play of that Horsa guy. Sure, perhaps Kop plays better with 81, but who wouldn’t? I wonder what the odds are of us actually seeing that 1st line light the lamp this series.

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

I like this setup against Philly, actually

In many respects they’re the same way — 3 lines that don’t really fit the traditional 1st, 2nd, 3rd molds. So they’re dangerous when any of them are on the ice, so it’s good to have good two way players on all three.

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

meh

i’m not really with you on this. the lines as they are allow for three solid lines producing offense and a fourth line that also sometimes takes the ice. if you put Kop with steeg and bolland, say, you suddenly have one bad winger, one mediocre winger, and you’ve totally negated Bolland’s refound form. and i think we can all agree that putting Kop with Kane is a waste of the 2007 entry draft

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Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions  

waste of the 2007 entry draft

When the Hawks signed Kopecky and said he was a center, I actually thought putting him between Sharp and Kane WAS their intention. I thought they were going to let Toews play with Hossa and probably brouwer. Then they also signed Madden and I had NO idea what Kopecky was for…

by DaleHalas on Jun 7, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe he really was a signing to get Hossa on board?

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

His Slovakian security blanket

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 1:50 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

so Kop's new nickname is binkie

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey krome!

You’ve always said Kop isn’t a 2nd liner – how about a 1st liner??
(cue maniacal laugh) Bwahahahah!

Here’s where I disagree with your opinion. Your examples,Brouwer, Ladd, nor Buff should be on that line in front of Kop. Let’s put aside the Kop hate for a second and consider the situation. The idea was to get Pronger to skate more to open up the space. Kop has speed, size, draws penalties without committing them (especially retaliatory) and is a strong north-south (east-west??) skater. Forwards were having a tough time dumping and chasing with Pronger on the ice. That’s a perfect place to put Kop because he is bigger than guys like Kane, Versteeg, and even Toews who were getting interfered with by Pronger.

Ladd would not be suitable for the 1st line. 2nd or 3rd line is where he is needed much more.

Brouwer, despite his one good game, hasn’t been very good since. I think the only reason he is in ahead of Burish is because he has much more talent and Q chose talent over a pure 4th liner.

Buff obviously wasn’t going to give you the speed to get Pronger moving. Making Pronger work harder against other lines may have given Buff the edge he needed to have a big game.

Kop looked good again last night. This is the 2nd game that Pronger seemed obsessed with Kop. He also got under Carcillo’s skin and was Carcillo’s target (he apparently has bad aim) for 2 games. Who knows why they’re focusing on him, but that takes the spotlight off of our more skilled players. If Kop was Bolland we’d be singing his praise.

I’ve said it before, for better or worse, I believe Kop with be on one of our top lines next year and everybody better get used to it. (sorry?)

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don’t get the Kop hate. I mean, yeah, he’s not Toews or Hossa and that seems to be the standard by which all Hawks wingers are now judged, but he isn’t a liability (I know this because the Hawks were one point from taking the West in the regular season and now they’re one game from winning the Stanley Cup; you don’t have true liabilities on a team like that).

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't compare him to Toews of Hossa, just other $1 million forwards

for whom fanning, faling down and losing their helmet isn’t dubbed the Kopecky Hat Trick

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 7, 2010 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

He lost his bucket again last night

and drew a penalty. I’d bet that he’s among the Hawks leaders for the SCF for penalties drawn per minutes played. There obviously have been so few of them.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Didn't he get hit in the head to lose his bucket?

That shouldn’t count against (or towards) the Kop hat trick

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe his loose bucket helped

just joking though

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

I learned long ago not to take you seriously

I think you need to come up with a code word so we know when you are serious.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

um isn't that what I said? :)
I think you need to come up with a code word so we know when you are serious.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

argh

I can’t work and detect sarcasm at the same time. Hey what’s that over by the ledge? Why don’t you go check it out?

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

I literally usually write

(I’m being serious) when I’m being serious. (I did that earlier in the thread about the Conn Smythe). Kop is the exception. When it’s about Kop everyone just assumes I’m being serious.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey, I was near that ledge on Friday

but only because I was looking to toss some people over it.

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

yup

must’ve misread that one. Vision’s kinda blurry

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

and his breath stunk

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by jesus christos on Jun 7, 2010 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Same here, no hate.

He’s had some moments in the playoffs, I’ll give him that. I just don’t have the confidence in him that I feel is necessary in a 1st liner.

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Playing with Hossa and Toews

(if it were to occur) he wouldn’t need to be spectacular, just a semi-skilled hard worker (which he is). Just like Brouwer benefited hugely from being on the top line as a semi-skilled hard worker, so would Kop IMO. We don’t need a fancy skater like say Versteeg on that line.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thing is, we’re not a team that plays with a traditional “first line”; both our offense and defence are built on consistent depth. With this kind of system, it seems to me, you’re going to have a slightly weaker link on a couple lines out of the “top” three.

Having Kop play on a line with Toews and Panda—it may not be ideal, but it allows for two other lines of true danger. We share it around on this team. Three cheers for socialism.

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by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don’t know, krome … I think he’s vastly superior, definitely much more versatile, than the majority of wingers at that salary.

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Are you being serious? I can never tell in Kop discussions.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Definitely being serious, yup. Guy only makes 1.2 million and can probably be signed for the same, say like a three-year contract for a 1.3-1.5 mil cap hit or thereabouts. I’d be on board with that 100 percent.

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Only makes $1.2MM

I am so in the wrong line of business.

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can play better than Kop! Hell, I can play better than two Kops!

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree with you 100% Chico.

Kopecky, for some reason or another, doesn’t receive enough credit and instead is bashed at the first glance of a mistake. The guy is very reliable defensively, great at winning board battles and has the willingness to go to the “garbage areas” to score goals – case in point him drawing the games first PP.

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by hawks61 on Jun 7, 2010 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Put me in this column, too.

Kop is the butt of plenty of jokes, but the guy just comes to work and does whatever Q asks of him, very reliably.

He’s not likely to pot us 25 goals next year. He’s far more likely to fall down, and lose his bucket 25 times, yes, but he is reliable.

He’s a big body that does the dirty work, and contributes to the team concept and system.

I think that he’s a solid near-steal, at 1.2 based on what he brings. We lock him up long-term for low money, and the guy will just keep on coming to work for us.

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by Powrfwd37 on Jun 7, 2010 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

He'd be a great $600k to $650k depth guy - for the reasons you set out

A bona fide hard working 4th liner who can fill in higher when necessity calls

In todays Cap structure, I don’t see him long term at his pay level

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 8, 2010 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions  

600k-650k? So … the same contract that we’ve given Kyle Greentree and Danny Richmond?

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 8, 2010 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

that's like

almost league minimum. i don’t see anyone making that on a second contract. the cap structure will either be forced to change, or pretty much every team in the league will be icing rookies.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

kinda of like the legal hiring market now

seasoned partners and a slew of first-year associates. and a shrinking number of gainfully employed mid-level associates.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I don't think that kind of money would keep the guy

Someone somewhere will pay him what he’s already making, to come to work for them.

Why would you stay put, for almost half of the money?

(as much as I have my man-crush on him) Burish makes more than that, and he doesn’t play nearly as much as Kop.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree with most of this

except your thoughts on Brouwer. When Ladd came back, Q put Kop on the top two lines because Q doesn’t really think Kop is a fourth liner, I don’t think it had anything to do with Brouwer’s play. I thought TBrow was solid in the first two games and while I’d love to see him up there with Toews and Hoss, I’m not going to complain until we lose with this current line configuration.

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 7, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Somewhat agree

As I’ve stated a bazillion times, I don’t “love” Kop or think he’s more than an average talent, but I don’t think he’s a 4th liner either. Most of our complaining about Kop was when he was back on the 4th line. He got stuck there in Detroit too after having a pretty good scoring career in the minors. After the Olympics when he started seeing time on higher lines, his skill set started to show.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

You love him, admit it.

I also remember Kop having some very good games when he was moved back to the 4th line. Whatever, it’s a great thing to have as a debate topic. At least we’re not fighting about who should be in the net…

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

That was back

when the fourth line was in “let’s score goals in pairs every day” mode

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

True

but he was getting moved around and I think it gave him more playing time and a chance to get out of the 4th line rut and to play with more skilled players. Some players blossom or up their game when they play with more skilled players. Hopefully Kop is one of those guys.

Like Chico said, I like the spread out lines. Two talent guys per line and an average guy. I think Kop can keep up decently in that type of system.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Weird thing is

when he was on the 4th line he never hit anybody. Since he’s been put elsewhere during the playoffs he’s used his body like a beast in the offensive zone. I still think Brouwer plays a similar style more effectively, but Kop has had a nice playoffs.

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Agreed

Brouwer can be a tank. I almost think that other NHLers look down on Kop and that’s why when he lays a hit on them or makes a nice play they get so pissed off.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's weird

my signature memory of Brouwer this season is still dropping his helmet off the faceoff to fight Iginla during the big 5 goal comeback game. And Iginla won the fight, but it was the moment it seemed Brouwer was going to show that he had graduated out of his rookie year and was ready to play like a leader.

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

cripes

you ARE smitten, aren’t you?

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by cliffkoroll on Jun 7, 2010 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't mind Kop these days either, in fact,

I’m strangely excited to have him on the team next year, but I’m not so sure there is much that Kop does better than Brouwer. My big thing is that TBrouw is real solid on board battles while Kop is just average. Kop has a good solid shot when he has the puck, but TBrouw has more of a sniper’s touch. Again, keep the lines as is, but if game 6 is a loss, and the top line doesn’t produce points, Brouwer needs to get a shot there.

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 7, 2010 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Based on your sig

I infer that not only is CNS “serious” about Kop, but also “strangely excited”.

Hossa’s gonna kick his ass.

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by cliffkoroll on Jun 7, 2010 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

sniper’s touch

nice.

Saw a t-shirt yesterday that said:

SNIPER. Don’t bother running, you’ll just die tired.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

That

is one hell of a shirt.

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 8, 2010 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah, so, i went over to my dad's tonight

had to pick up a knife case, and he was watching that new show Top Shot. not really sure what the point of this is, but it seemed to be on topic.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 1:01 AM CDT up reply actions  

The show

seems to be great on paper, but I was unimpressed with it.

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 9, 2010 5:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

You know what else is great on paper?

Deadliest Warrior. Or, at least, the warriors in it…

by VerStig on Jun 9, 2010 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

I’m good with this, happy in fact. There’s not too many players in the league that you can throw into any of four lines without having to sacrifice very much … all while making only one million dollars.

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by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

I do love a bargain

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 2:18 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I can then only pray he gets better fast

given that Buf did nothing there lately – Kop may have been an upgrade, but I still don’t think the best upgrade

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 7, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Don't forget

Somebody in the Minnesota press said that he’d be a great fit for the Wild’s top line.

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

That could be said for a number of teams (Kop on 1st or 2nd line)

The current Hawks roster is just too talented for him to break the top lines – or so I thought. I didn’t understand his signing, but now I’m wondering if the Hawks were looking to the future after this season.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

hmm, maybe now's not the time to discuss

but he’s only signed for one more year, isn’t he?

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, but I doubt he's resign for too much more

(Hossa pays him a bonus) and if not, we should have some guys coming up from the minors full time like Beach.

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

(Hossa pays him a bonus)

You know the way these salaries are going in relationship to the cap, the NHL is going to have to take a Chivalry approach to putting teams together.

Sure we’ll sign you to a contract but you need to provide an “esquire” (third line checker) and a “page” (fourth line instigator) out of your pay to help fill out the rest of the team…

by DaleHalas on Jun 7, 2010 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Too many people are overthinking the whole Kop debate, imo

He’s played his ass off, pure and simple. I absolutely disagreed with Q’s sitting him in the playoffs. I don’t care how much energy Burish brings (and he does) And Kop’s been 10x better than Brouwer. Kop started kicking ass after the olympics I believe. Look at the last 2 minutes of the semifinal game slovaks v canada. Hossa and Kop playing together a lot in this game as I recall. They kept the puck in the offensive zone for at least the final 90 seconds of the game to almost tie it up. It was one of the most brilliant displays of keep-away I’ve ever seen in a hockey game. Don’t break up the Slovaks.

by Broshiesq on Jun 7, 2010 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

I remember that play

Mostly because I was doubly frustrated. First, as a Canadian, I wanted them to get the puck out of the zone, and second, as a Hawks fan, I was annoyed the Kop hadn’t been playing like that all season.

Admittedly, he’s been a pretty consistent player ever since the Olympics. He tends to step it up when the Hawks start playing a spread out line-up instead of going with the more traditional top-6/bottom-6 setup.

by Razzberry on Jun 7, 2010 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

Kop is by far one of the best 3rd period Forcheckers this team has. This series he has been absolutely amazing pinning the flyers in their zone for 10-30 second bits all by himself.

by Dranearian on Jun 7, 2010 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gotta say

That was the best period I think I’ve ever seen from this team. Despite the penalty, they still absolutely dominated every aspect of the first period. It was great to see some bounces finally go our way and the refs certainly seemed to tighten up the calls even though they missed some obvious high sticks on both teams. To Antti Goal – CONTROL THY FUCKING REBOUND!

by Chris Roberts on Jun 7, 2010 11:15 AM CDT reply actions  

That was a good game.

I’m spent.

Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft

by chrome on Jun 7, 2010 11:19 AM CDT reply actions  

Keith = Class

If you have access to a replay… watch at 1:59 left in the game. Keith is skating by Briere and gives him a little tap on the calf tells him sorry about the stick. I thought that was nice.

Now, rip his fucking heart out and feed it to him.

by Skags on Jun 7, 2010 11:20 AM CDT reply actions  

and says

Where’s my twenty cents bitch.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Broshiesq = No Class

I scooped this tidbit last night. A footnote would be nice.

by Broshiesq on Jun 7, 2010 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's like darwinism in here

Survival of the fittest baby. Each man for himself. Footnote – ha I laugh at you.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Give him a break

He documents everything. Remember what he said about the notebook in his avatar?

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

I thought that was just for Pierreisms

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

I assumed it represented a trend.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

"Survival of the fittest,"

while a nice misstatement of evolutionary theory, doesn’t apply here. And, yes, I properly logged the time of my SCH submission in my notebook. I mean, my tablet.

by Broshiesq on Jun 7, 2010 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not only the rebounds but we have

a problem with guys parking on the wek side of the net. They missed at least two chances on wide open nets. Plus what if Keith gets called for 4 mins high stikin? This game could have went to hell in a hurry!!

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by ccm on Jun 7, 2010 11:20 AM CDT reply actions  

very true

my heart skipped a couple beats on those chances. not sure how both of those missed the net but sure as hell am thankful they did

by Chris Roberts on Jun 7, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

I keep thinking that too

The Flyers whiffed on a few wide open nets, the missed high stick, etc.

But I think… Toews has literally been inches from having several goals both last night and in game 4 too. What if some of those go in? What if Pronger is actually called for the 1/8th of the penalties he commits? What if the Hawks had the edge in PP’s? None of those things matter. I think that if we won the game, then we would have won the game and there is just no reason to give yourself or myself any unnecessary anxiety over all these different scenarios and how they would have affected the game. We won. All those things that could have happened, didn’t happen and now we’re 1 win away.

But I’m with ya.

by Skags on Jun 7, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

I agree

this concerns me worse than the rebounds.

"Half the game is mental; the other half is being mental."

by Polymath7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

One other thing that made me nervous as fuck

Seabrook’s penalty. Q went with Keith and Sopel for the whole kill. I know they can’t put Campbell back there on the PK, and none of us love the Hendry/Boynton pu-pu platter idea either. And Hammer hasn’t been the same in this series, but don’t you have to go to him for a few seconds? Or can they move Buff back back on the PK for a few seconds?

Sopel played a 2:20 second shift on that PK with Keith. That can’t be the best option in that situation, can it?

by GenPabloSecobar on Jun 7, 2010 11:21 AM CDT reply actions  

no, it can't be

but Sopel does indeed seem to be Q’s security blanket

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 7, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

I thought

Sopel has been pretty solid on the PK throughout the playoffs. Mostly because he has absolutely no problem getting in front of a shot.

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by gwood on Jun 7, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

he made a couple dumb moves on PK

an then immediately redeemed himself by going straight to the net and playing 2nd goalie. So i’ll give him a pass this game.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions  

Ugh

How about when Sopel had like 3 second to clear the puck, then sent a slapshot directly to Timonen at the blue line? I wanted to fucking kill him.

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by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

heh
I was like Sopes... you can't find clear ice with only 1 guy on the blue line??? are you fucking kidding me? My first though was, wow, his goal off the face-off the other night was 100% pure luck.

by Skags on Jun 7, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not Danny Mac on the score

He wants Sopes for MVP or something. I’m exaggerating slightly, but man, he’s got some real man love for Sopes. I think I’ve made my postion on Sopel pretty clear over the months. He is a great shot blocker but get the puck off his stick and pray to God he doesn’t have to skate.

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe because Danny Mac

is only looking at the stats between Sopes (1G, 2A, +2) and Toews (0G, 2A -4) in the SCF

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wait, let me get this straight

You’re SURPRISED by the media over-exaggerating the contribution of Dustin Byfuglien? I guess you’ve avoided the newspapers during the playoffs a bit more than I have.

That having been said, I was thinking to myself last night that it was nice to see Byfuglien play a physical game without being a complete idiot about it. The Blackhawks don’t need to continuously out-muscle the Flyers, but having a physical presence on the ice certainly doesn’t hurt.

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by Keith on Jun 7, 2010 11:25 AM CDT reply actions  

just a thought

but i think it’s mostly due to the fact he’s off the top line and all the pressure..he’s now on a line that’s designed in getting the other team off the puck..he can relax now, and not focus so much on getting the puck in the net

I would like to have seen Montana

by desertindian on Jun 7, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions  

He had no issues

being on the first line in the Sharks series and the latter half of the Vancouver series.

by Fightin Werds on Jun 7, 2010 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

on the first line

I didn’t have problems with Buf with DDN against a traditional checking line. But I did have problems with him on that line against two way lines. He didn’t go after the puck with Toews and Kane. He let them do that. They were losing puck possession with that combo in my opinion…

by DaleHalas on Jun 7, 2010 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm hate asking this

honestly, I’ve searched, and tried, and hate showing my greenness.. But can someone explain the DDN/Day Dream Nation reference? It’s lost on me, other than being a damn good album.

by MotoChicago on Jun 7, 2010 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

It was released in 1988.

Just like Toews and Kane.

Whatcha got there? Words?

by pointmesouth on Jun 7, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

got it

understand it now, and many thank yous!

by MotoChicago on Jun 7, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

check this out

http://www.secondcityhockey.com/2010/4/8/1412121/updated-consolidated-more

Don’t worry about asking, everyone was new once and some of the nicknames are a little obscure.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow ...

even better extensive details. Again, many thanks!

by MotoChicago on Jun 7, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

i thought it was because chicks daydream about kane and toews

the more you know

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by jesus christos on Jun 7, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

I originally thought

it was because Kane and Toews inspired daydreams of a reborn franchise and shiny prizes in a desperate fanbase.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

that song is brilliant, and you know it.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions  

sorry i must have had my intelligent thought hat on

HAWKS! ... that is all

by RLWiener on Jun 7, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

Their shoes are on tiny swords!

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 12:02 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

TINY SWORDS!

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

how can people hate this??

I showed it to my friend yesterday and he wasn’t impressed either. I think it is absolutely hilarious and it makes me giggle every time I watch it.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

that’s your loss then

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Little mentioned

the Hawks played a beautiful passing game on horrible ice. Campbell said each period was 13 minutes of NHL hockey and 7 minutes of pond hockey, so to see the passing game as crisp as it was was important.

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 11:59 AM CDT reply actions  

pond hockey???

wow, that bad huh? Yeah you’re right then, i thought our passing looked great last night (i’ve been waiting all series to say that).

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

O/T

but reminds me that I saw a replay yesterday afternoon of Phil Mickelson hitting a shot off an asphalt cart path with a fairway wood yesterday, putting it within about 6 yards of what appeared to be the green.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Would be cooler if they spelled the signs right.

Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft

by chrome on Jun 7, 2010 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

He's so focused

on picking up the puck after games, so it’s an understandable mistake on his part

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by gwood on Jun 7, 2010 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe they're all filipinos.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 7, 2010 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Does anyone have a pic of the Hawks penatly box?

Every time they showed a Hawk in the box all I could do was look at the lady in the skirt right behind where the penalized player sits.

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Great pic

Stupid signs. Why won’t people let this serious version of immaturity die out? Oh, I get it. Maybe one of the fans holding those was over 22. Maybe. I’m surprised the green shamrock sweater wearing fans didn’t whip out the Muck Fichigan signs as well. Lame.

by Broshiesq on Jun 7, 2010 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

I hate that Muck Fichigan. Whenever we hung out, I’d always end up covered in mud and stuff.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Muck was always

an ickday

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

that game was quite the enjoyable one

if i do say so myself

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by jesus christos on Jun 7, 2010 12:29 PM CDT reply actions  

did it rock?

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes

yes it did

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by jesus christos on Jun 7, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

The first 10

minutes of Game 6 should be something to witness. Will the Hawks be able to attack or just withstand the onslaught?

by Capone on Jun 7, 2010 12:44 PM CDT reply actions  

The Flyers

will most likely come out swinging like feral cats cornered in a back alley

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

feral cat

the other other white meat

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

nomnomnomnom

‽ ⅋ ‽

by K_Dog on Jun 7, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ideal situation

all 60 minutes are played in the offensive zone

pronger is knocked out when someone throws a pipe wrench at him from the crowd

niemi faces 0 shots, gets bored in the third and decides to go buy a beer and pick up some chicks

dan carcillo gets run over by the Hawks bus after we leave

we win by 32

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

thats a surefire way to prevent heart attacks

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The Chicago Blackhawks: The only Chicago team worth caring about.
ONE.MORE.WIN

by jesus christos on Jun 7, 2010 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

id take a Scarlett game

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

win by 32

but only score 31

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Carbomb forgets what team he’s on again when he burns timonen and puts one by leighton.

Rock Over London
Rock on Chicago
Diet Pepsi
Uh-Huh!

by Campbell32 on Jun 7, 2010 11:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Feral Cats, Feral Cats, Feral Cats HO

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice,

I always appreciate someone working in a good Thunder Cats line.

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 7, 2010 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Replay is on NHL Network

I know what happens I’m still nervous.

by GenPabloSecobar on Jun 7, 2010 1:11 PM CDT reply actions  

thx for the heads up

I’m working from home today, good day to watch it

by Jrs23 on Jun 7, 2010 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

i just flipped over

and Motherfuckin’ MJ was on the screen. it just clicked: he was sending a message to Kobe!

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

FIrst, History Will Be Made commercial from 1961

Then, the Q looked like he was about to go berserk and eat McGuire during a bench interview. Glad I’m watching this game right now. Yay unemployment! :(

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Is anybody else

pleasantly surprised by Boynton’s solid 8 minutes last night? After that performance, I’m sort of comfortable with him out there in limited minutes. I’m sure a couple bad shifts could mess this up in a heartbeat though.

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 7, 2010 1:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Ah, fucker

Beat me to it. I wanted to be the first to give props to Boynton! He was VERY solid last night.

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

um, yeah this. shockingly, this.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

so good

I barely even noticed him. Just once, actually, on a pretty good clear.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

I looked at the numbers and said

Oh shit the old man is out there. Where did he come from?

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yes, he looked capable.

On the other hand, HJ hasn’t played to the level we’re accostumed to the past few games.

Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft

by chrome on Jun 7, 2010 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hammy was decent in game 5.

For one thing he cleared the damn puck

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'll have to watch the replay tonight.

I remember a few turnovers, but I was also to busy calling Pronger a cunt to properly analyze the game.

Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft

by chrome on Jun 7, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

he was definitely better than game 4

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

those hard C’s do make proper analysis difficult

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am

OT, but I asked in the other thread and maybe you didn’t see it: can you repost the So Happy Together lyrics again? I’m too lazy to find them and they seemed appropriate after the Patricks’ good games yesterday.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

rec'd

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was actually thinking...

someone should do like a youtube video of this song with the lyrics along the bottom of the screen, like a karaoke song!

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

this could be a future endeavor for me

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

future?

you mean now, right?

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

get going

Big C…the season is almost over man! You kaan doo it!

‽ ⅋ ‽

by K_Dog on Jun 7, 2010 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Im already working on something

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

well two things

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Katherine215 being lazy again

maybe it’s time to change your name to Kanerine215 and yes I’m only joking.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

shes showing her management skills

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

she is the benevolent dictator

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

                              …linguist

‽ ⅋ ‽

by K_Dog on Jun 7, 2010 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

cunning!

"Great story. Compelling, and rich." ~ Ron Burgundy

"...and Gary Cooper slides into second base with a stand up double." ~ Ralph Kiner

by CTRefJay on Jun 7, 2010 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

runt?

you know, female jogger meets shrewd midget.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:17 AM CDT up reply actions  

This is magnificent.

‽ ⅋ ‽

by K_Dog on Jun 8, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm WORKING!

er, sort of. Mainly, I’m just lazy.

Thanks Chi!!!! This made my day, and that picture was great.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

haha, anytime

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

What worries me about him

is that he’s willing to get himself out of position to make a big hit. Seabs is good at hitting at the right time, but Boynton always seems to think it’s the right time. So far though he’s just been a good, physical defender.

OTOH, if he could get something offsetting after the whislte with one of the talented Flyers and open up some 4-4 ice for the Hawks, I may consider giving him the Conn Smythe.

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm more surprised

by the fact he’s in there to begin with. Hendry was playing absolutely solid. ly.

by Broshiesq on Jun 7, 2010 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Key facts and figures from game 5

Hawks facts

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 1:47 PM CDT reply actions  

I ask for only two things on wednesday (without asking for a straight out win)

1. The same Offense from Game 5 shows up
2. The same Defense from Game 2 shows up

That is all

ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII
James Madison is my Hero!

by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jun 7, 2010 1:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Flyers Fan(s) Game 5 Summary
  1. Got completely fucked by the officials
  2. DKeith should have been arrested and escorted out of the building by Chicago Police for his malicious slash on Briere
  3. Chicago’s line shuffling had no impact on the game
  4. Pronger’s -5 wasnt really that bad, heh, he was on the ice for half the game
  5. BH fans suck

by Remember#3 on Jun 7, 2010 1:49 PM CDT reply actions  

We do suck, so I agree with #5.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

we are such assholes

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

and entitled, for fuck's sake

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 7, 2010 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

But we are NEWLY entitled...

They did say somewhere that we didn’t even know what a Stanley Cup was before a year ago.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 1:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

I hate it when we can't even bandwagon properly

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 1:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm sorry, I'm trying to drive carefully

but people keep jumping on and off and it’s making the wagon roll around.

by ahnfire on Jun 8, 2010 1:26 AM CDT up reply actions  

What are bandwagon fans to do?

OOOOoooooohhh… Did you see the name of South Africa’s World Cup team??

Its “Bafana Bafana!”

That’s way cooler than Blackhawks.

Catch you all later!

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

International soccer teams have some of the best nicknames...

Besides the awesomely awesome Bafana Bafana, here’s a few more:

Mexico: El Tri (The Tri-colored)
England: 3 Lions
Brazil: A Selecao (The Selection), The Samba Kings
Spain: La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
Italy: Azzuri
Ghana: The Black Stars
Australia: Socceroos
Ivory Coast: The Elephants
Cameroon: The Indomitable Lions

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 8, 2010 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

You forgot the USA team,

commonly refered to as “Who?” and “Red-Headed-Step-Children”

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 8, 2010 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Does Campbell double as a D for them, also?

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yanquis

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

It IS tremendous fun to say "Socceroos"

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Best international team name

Springboks

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

yes, i know that's not soccer

but it’s still the best

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

Thats not the take I get from BSH, except point 1.

But your first point, is expected when one team controls things like the HAwks did, missed big call, and the total lack of consistancy in enforcing the rules we have seen this series.
They are rightfully pissed about D2K missed call (though they do not mention the one on Soupy, or Goaltender INTF on their second Goal).

But the rest, not really seeing it. In fact, points 3 & 4 they readily acknowledge.

ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII
James Madison is my Hero!

by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jun 7, 2010 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh god you're right!

Prickface Pronger was spectacular! He got hit like 15 times and took those bumps from Buff, Laddie and Captain Serious like a pro…and on his back.

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

You forgot

- allowing the Hawks to look good and the Flyers to look like shit is the best case scenario because the Flyers are at their best when their backs are up against the wall. Have Chicago right where we want them.

Why they didn’t just forefit games 1-3, I’ll never understand.

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just watched Coach's Corner

i love how Don Cherry’s nickname for Bolland is “Sweetness”. check it out!

by Hawkynite! on Jun 7, 2010 1:52 PM CDT reply actions  

yup

Have had to watch the Hockey Night in Canada feed for games on versus since we don’t get that wonderful channel, and I would have to say Grapes definitely has quite the man crush on Bolland.

by runningquicklynowhere on Jun 7, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

between that and

this HNIC intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kCa2FYi4Cw I gotta ask:

Should we start calling Bolland Christine?

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 1:55 PM CDT reply actions  

urgh, reply fail

this was meant to be in response to Hawkynite!’s comment.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

no worries

i checked it out. pretty aweseomely hilarious! wow, Don is having a reel love fest with Bolly! but who can blame him. I know he wasn’t AS amazing against San Jose as the press makes him out tp have been, but hes come up HUGE in these playoffs and i say throw his hat into the ring for Conn Smythe consideration. But i’ll be happier with every man in an indian head raising the silver that the team gets at the end of the night!

by Hawkynite! on Jun 7, 2010 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

he must have framed

the pic of Bolly getting off the plane at the airport in Philly for Game 2 & 3. that was pretty badass, and very hot.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

enough to doodle hearts around his name?

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

perhaps....

i can’t find the pic now, otherwise i’d just post it and let you decide yourself. i know ahnfire has it.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's great!

he does have a bit of a swagger to him – very hot for a little guy

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's what I said when I first saw this

but I don’t have the photoshop skills to add explosions

by ahnfire on Jun 7, 2010 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

you've been holding out on us

how have you not posted this picture before

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

if I posted every picture I had

it’d be mayhem.

Maybe we can add to useless fanposts and make a puck bunny fanpost and I can just put up all the pictures I have downloaded from NHL.com and other sites.

I have others like this as well – apparently, all the guys came off the plane to Philly in these dark suits, looking ridiculously handsome.

by ahnfire on Jun 7, 2010 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

great idea

it’s for those non hockey game days when you just need a little pick me up

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

...

but I don’t want to be a puck bunny..

by ahnfire on Jun 7, 2010 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am definitely not a puck bunny

and I don’t think the rest of the women here are either. We just appreciate a little eye candy now and then. I mean you can’t tell me the guys watch women’s beach volleyball because they like volleyball. It’s the skimpy outfits on the bronze goddesses that reel them in.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

And we avert our eyes

when the Ice Crew comes out during TV times out.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

big fan of the ice crew

no one cleans the ice as well as them, they are the best in the league

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hoss and Kop made a very dashing couple

I liked Hossa’s hat

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 3:34 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Hammer

was also stunning, i thought

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok now I really need to see this picture

ahnfire – post it please

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

aw yeah!

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL

http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?&location=/photos/games it’s Photo #6.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

there really are

some GQ motherfuckers on this team.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

now THAT is a guy who knows how to dress

it’s a European thing though. He and Hossa always manage to look fairly sharp in suits.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

picture time...

hammer & niemi
kops & hossa
and
everyone’s favorite.

by ahnfire on Jun 7, 2010 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

that last pic is just gratuitous

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Correction

that last pic is just gratuitous perfect.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

thank you

in Kop’s shadow it looks like he has skates on

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

whoa

nice catch

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 7, 2010 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Niemi is looking at hammer

and smiling while he says “If you fail to clear a puck in front of me one more time im going to peel off your face and make it into a funny hat”

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hoss needs to lose that hat.

2010 PLAYOFFS: STANLEY CUP FINALS

HOSSA'S REVENGE: Will the 3rd time be the first time Hossa hoists Lord Stanley's chalice?

by hawks61 on Jun 7, 2010 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol

i did! I laughed out loud!

After all, he is…

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

The Most Interesting Hockey Player In The World!

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

You told me

I stole it and didn’t credit you :)

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

ask Broshiesq

he’s got the notebook

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

nice

This is so… cinematic… I can’t put my finger on any comparisons, though!

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

I get this Jason Bourne vibe

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Desperado

+1 if you can add Salma Hayek

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Perfect

And maybe a hockey stick shaped guitar case. I suppose then it’d just be a hockey stick case, though. I’m an idiot.

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Adding Salma Hayak

is ALWAYS a +1.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 7, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

She is wonderful

and ageless. She and Halle Berry are in a class all their own.

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

1 Pic of Salma Hayek > All of the above Pictures

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'll take a full order of this

for Wednesday night please.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 7, 2010 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Swoooon

But I would give my eye teeth for an animated gif of bolly tripping richards after the faceoff in game 1 (think it was game 1). Priceless.

by hawkeytalk on Jun 7, 2010 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

cherry is higher than a kite

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

JR's eyes

are creepy

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark

by gwood on Jun 7, 2010 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

OK so just saw the second Philly goal again

that’s definitely GTI, although Edzo didn’t call it as such. but, Hartnell dove into Niemi and his contact with Seabrook didn’t change his path into the crease

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:00 PM CDT reply actions  

using it as a pillow

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

his shirt was wrinkled

he needed an ironing board

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

I recommend

an indignant FanPost. High dudgeon.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 7, 2010 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dumb question for soccer fans

Which fanbase defines “Orange Crush” — Flyers fans or the Dutch in an international sport where they compete (i.e. soccer or the winter olympics)?

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 2:00 PM CDT reply actions  

Soccer fans are fucking nuts

id go with them

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well to be honest

The Dutch and hooliganism don’t exactly go with one another.

And like the commenter below stated, I more likely to think of the Denver Broncos of the 70’s and 80’s when I hear that term.

by Brandon Bibb on Jun 7, 2010 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

this is true

they arent exactly ManU fans

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

The first time I heard it used

was for the Denver Broncos’ defense back in the 70s.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Neither.

It’s the moniker for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball student section

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

I always equated Orange Crush

with the fans who wanted Harry to end up with Ginny. Um.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

my hormones?

Isn’t it Katherine who likes Soupy?

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes but you're the one

who always makes the ginger-specific comments. Katherine doesn’t limit her on-line drooling to just Soupy.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

oooh busted

but I was thinking the same thing :)

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

haha, I didn't even realize that!

I was just brought up on a lot of Cartman’s rants against gingers, honest!

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gingers

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

You guys must seen this, right?

The M.I.A. video Born Free? This thing is seriously disturbing … but since the topic is gingers ….

http://www.vimeo.com/11219730

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Once again:

EXTREMELY disturbing … parental advisory and all that.

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

amazing video

Disturbing, yes…but amazing too. Wow.

‽ ⅋ ‽

by K_Dog on Jun 7, 2010 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know, eh?!!! I don’t think I blinked once … I closed almost my eyes in horror a couple times, but never blinked.

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

We haven't yet

but if you’re into that sort of thing, someone would likely be happy to accomodate you

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 7, 2010 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

OBHWF was the dumbest thing ever, JKR

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 3:27 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Yeah, but I was a Good Shipper through and through

so if it meant OBHWF, well, whatever, I guess. I like to pretend the epilogue doesn’t exist.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok I read the books

but I cannot figure out what OBHWF is…

by ahnfire on Jun 7, 2010 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

One Big Happy Weasley Family

It was a fannish thing off one of the HP message boards. My fandom is showing.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

ah ok

I never read the message boards. I only recognize a limited amount of the ’ship acronyms.

by ahnfire on Jun 7, 2010 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

they had names for the ships too, not just acronyms

but I cannot, for the life of me, remember what the HP/HG ship was called. Actually took me a while to remember the Good Ship too, and if not for the resurgence of Orange Crush in hockey terms I’d have forgotten that’s what they called Harry/Ginny.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

PUMPKIN PIE!

Yeah, that’s what they called it. No wonder I couldn’t remember— it was so friggin’ obscure.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

names?!?

I know when I watched animes in HS/college, when they ‘ship couples, they’d just create mashups of the name (a la brangelina) but I didn’t know people came up with names for their ’ships.

…pumpkin pie? orange crush? good ship? what is this? this reminds me of HS, when the girls would make up nicknames for guys they liked so they could talk about them “without people knowing”.

by ahnfire on Jun 7, 2010 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

there was a cafe press store

we had logos and everything.

I feel like I’m sharing far too much of what I did with my time back in the day. But well, now I talk with strangers on the internet about hockey, so I guess it’s not that surprising.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

you got your comparative all backwards

you’re stranger than us

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

"We"?

were you a founding member?

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

each ship was their own entity

but I do remember being there when the name was picked out for Harry/Hermione.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

oh lord, I think I'm going back like 10 years for this

but someone mentioned a survey that said pumpkin pie was the most arousing/pleasing smell to guys and there were jokes about how much pumpkin everything is served at Hogwarts. Then someone wrote a story? and we needed a ship name and that was chosen, because it was a tiny board then. Then it all blew up to some craziness.

I wonder if that site is still around.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

oh yeah

there’s PILES of it.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

there's a whole website devoted to fanfic

of all sorts. and appropriately titled “fanfiction.net”

I once told a college roommate about it, then I discovered she had been writing fanfiction. About the Backstreet Boys. And dating them.

That’s when I knew I needed a new roommate.

by ahnfire on Jun 7, 2010 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think I've been on that site before

I just didn’t realize the, um, breadth of the topics. I only really knew about Xfiles fanfic back in the late 90s/early 00s. Then college/job took over my life.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

one of my 'ships was nicknamed

HHFO

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not sure why they ended up naming them

Lemme see… the pairings were called ’ships, from relationships, and people created forum threads dedicated to discussing the ships or something, and ships eventually led to the literal interpretation of the word. So then they started making up names like HMS Pumpkin Pie or HMS The Good Ship or something.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

we would've been mortal enemies

back when I was in middle school. HMS Pumpkin Pie all the way.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

wait, so

Pumpkin Pie = HP/HG
Orange Crush = Harry/Ginny
Good Ship = ??

I have no idea why I care. Also, I would have been Orange Crush, had I known such a thing existed.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm sorry you have bad taste :(

Ron/Hermione. A bit full of themselves, there.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

only 'cause we knew we were right

and we were. BAHAHAHA. Sry. :(

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

if that terrible epilogue

had been at all accurate, Hermione would’ve murdered Ron before the kids got to Hogwarts.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

as a twelve year old nerd

I loved Hermione and wanted to punch Ron, so I never saw the appeal. He was a douche bag.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

whereas the good shippers

were all made up of 12yo Hermiones who liked Ron, so I fail to see your point. ;)

Ron was just being a normal-ish boy. Harry and Hermione had zero chemistry.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ron was a useless whiner, and would’ve been much more interesting had he gone evil.

And just because JKR can’t write a romance worth a damn doesn’t mean I couldn’t like the possibilities between them.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Haha, to each their own, but let’s be honest here— we’d much prefer crappy romances with good plot than crappy romances with crappy plot (ahem ahem, Twilight), amirite?

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions  

my cousin is a huge twilight fan

and got really mad at me when i said the other day when i said they were badly written. I clarified that they were still enjoyable books, just badly written.

She called me “snobbish.” But I’m still right.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

Dear God

what an awful series Twilight is. I am amazed I was able to finish. The first book was enjoyable, but every book got steadily worse (unlike the Potter series IMO)

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

my opinion of the first book

got a lot better after i saw the movie and realized just how much worse it could have been. needless to say, i have read/watched anything else.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've heard so much about Twilight

but most of my friends seem to say that the movie is better, since you don’t have to deal with Bella’s “EDWARD IS SUPER DREAMY HE LOOKS SO GOOD IN BEIGE DID I MENTION HE’S SUPER DREAMY?” narration. and they’re hilarious.

of course, most of my friends like to see the movies while intoxicated, so that might help, too.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 8, 2010 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

let me guess:

you read it for a date. Wait, was the second date to see the movie? that would be even better.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not a date, no.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 1:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

Okay.. Wow...

I personally like both series, quite a great deal.

I’ve read all of the books, seen all of the movies.

Personally, I don’t understand the hatred for Twilight, although I will admit to being a little let down by the ending of the saga.

HP, did indeed get better and better from book to book, so I cannot argue against these type of statements.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well

Try reading the Honor Harington series by David Weber, or the Heralds of Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey, then compare them to twilight…

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 9, 2010 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

my hatred comes from the poor writing

I got to page 3 of the first book before I had the urge to get out a red pen and edit everything. It’s hard to enjoy a book when the writing is so atrocious. Then I tried ignoring the 3rd grade level writing but the plot was weak and main characters were SO. ANNOYING. It had potential, but overall, was a lousy book.

by ahnfire on Jun 9, 2010 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Which books

are you refering to?

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 9, 2010 5:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

rec'd

nutshell

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 9, 2010 6:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

I have to admit

that I enjoyed the first movie a lot (but I liked the first book too). I thought having read teh first book made the movie much more enjoyable because you get a lot of little things. The second movie was better than the book but being better than a steaming pile of shit isn’t something to be proud of

by Chris Roberts on Jun 9, 2010 8:19 AM CDT up reply actions  

You are right!

Ron was an adolescent/teenage boy. It’s not like they’re mature. All three main characters had their whiny, annoying moments.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions  

you know what I really wanted to happen, though?

Harry/Luna.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

gag me

with a radish earring

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

aww, that would've been cute!

I really liked her. I sort of wish there were prequels – I’d like to have seen James and Lily grow up and fall in love.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can’t believe anyone actually wanted that! Harry was way too…Luna!?! Seriously. /shakes head in derision of you all

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

I said it would've been cute!

Not that it would actually have worked. Harry would’ve been annoyed she didn’t want to think about Voldemort 24 hours a day.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

She’s a girl after my own heart.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Damn it! Stupid cancel button doesn’t work!

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Why are you even on this blog?

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Harry Potter, Star Wars

Maybe some hockey if I’m bored.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

In my never-ending quest to Get A Second Date, I read all seven books and was pleasantly surprised, mostly by the first three, but the last four were enjoyable.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Really?

I’m the opposite: the first three were pleasant for me, but I seriously loved the last four. I did not read them to get a date, however.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

It would be interesting to see

an actual list of all the non-hockey topics we’ve covered in here.

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've stayed out of the HP debate

because I HATED the ending. but if we’re feeling really bored tonight, it might be time for an off topic fanpost rather than the 2 inch wide wall of text like the star wars/indiana jones bitchfest

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 7, 2010 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

If we're all feeling really bored

and we all hate the ending, how about we put up a fanpost wherein we rewrite it? Some fan fic, eh!

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

the ending totally sucked

but I stopped caring after order of the phoenix, so it worked out.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

by ending, do you mean

the last chapter or the last two books?

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'll say last half of book 7,

but I could do without all the whiny Harry parts, which seems like the first 200 pages of books 3-6

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 7, 2010 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

she took them CAMPING

lolololol, christ.

I thoroughly enjoyed the hormonal shenanigans of Book Six, though I like to think that was just JKR writing fanfiction.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

yeah, that was a dumb idea

and it dragged on too long. But there were still a lot of parts of it that I really enjoyed.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

I dunno, I always kind of thought

they understood each other? Idk, it makes sense in my head a bit.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nah, of course you’re all right. I always figured they’d end up together. They’re archetypes: the quiet and hippy-ish nerd, the misunderstood and reluctant hero. They were meant to go together (or at least that’s what I keep telling myself).

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

...are we still talking about Harry and Luna?

Is there something on your mind, meeshak?

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

:)

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Forget rewriting the end

we’ve got an interesting story right here, I think.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

so then...

who was meesh’s misunderstood & reluctant hero?

OOO DRAMA

by ahnfire on Jun 8, 2010 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

i think meesh is more the quiet & hippy-ish nerd.

…you think meesh is the misunderstood & reluctant hero?

by ahnfire on Jun 8, 2010 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was just going by the genders.

Hmm, yours might make more sense…

meeshak, clarification is needed here.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

i enjoy this side discussion too much to clarify anything

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

I like this move.

Nicely played.

NEXT!!

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

That would've been much more interesting than what actually happened

but in my head, Neville and Luna are off being awesome somewhere.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Neville married Hannah

and Luna went off with some random guy named Newton or whatever. Boooo.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

wait what?

where was this revealed?

by ahnfire on Jun 8, 2010 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

chi wrote some fanfic

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

it was in an interview!

I don’t actually ship those bit characters. I was far more interested in the Slytherins, truth be told.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

Damn

HOw do I miss out ona whole HP discussion??? Me and my girl are going to HP World this October :)

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

NBC

had a half hour special on it before game 5. we got totally stoked for it but it’s still a 4 months away :(

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions  

It doesn't open until October???

Might be the next vacation after Hawaii in August then.

Hmmm…

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

my bad

it opens next Friday, June 18. We are going on a cruise in October and our first stop in Florida is when we’re going to HP world

by Chris Roberts on Jun 9, 2010 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

My wife says that I'm crazy, and that I'd probably kill myself...

But I want someone to invent flying brooms, just so I can play Quidditch.

Honestly.

I don’t care at all about the advantages to having them for travel, congestion, fuel consumption, etc…

I just want to be able to play Quidditch.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

10 years ago

we bought my son a HP broom for his birthday. The excitement/reality check was heart-rending.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 9, 2010 6:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

Isn't that the broomstick that some parents said was "inappropriate" for their young daughters...

Because of the vibrating sensation it gave when they put it between their legs? I recall hearing something about that a few years back.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 9, 2010 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions  

I would google vibrating broomstick

to see what you’re talking about, but I’m rather afraid the search results would mean that our pain in the ass HR Manager would have to fire me.

by Katherine215 on Jun 9, 2010 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

When you get home...

Look this page up:
Concerned Women for America – Harry Potter Broomstick: Bad Vibrations?

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 9, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions  

Oh, my.

Flying on a broomstick has now taken on a whole other meaning in my head.

Also, that was a joke before – I’m the HR Manager at my company. I’m definitely not firing myself. :)

by Katherine215 on Jun 9, 2010 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

hey

i’m tryin’ to have a poignant moment here

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 9, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions  

Thanks god

we’re back to having this long hockey-free threads. I was talking to Katherine the other day about how our threads this series have all been ridiculously on-point.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

and it might be interesting

if i actually talked at a meet up the way i type. i might need to poke out a few teeth like Duncs just to get the right effect…

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Holland vs. Ivory Coast

Greatest stadium ever.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

U of I

had the Orange Krush long before Philly did I believe. so they define it more than those two. :)

by Coz_Bulls_Fan on Jun 7, 2010 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

heh

didn’t read all the responses before i posted that. i saw it after the fact.

by Coz_Bulls_Fan on Jun 7, 2010 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Those sequences where Kane skated around Pronger

the first one ending with a shot on goal, the second with Pronger’s penalty, those were on the same shift.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:07 PM CDT reply actions  

really?!

Kane was just toying with pronger.

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark

by gwood on Jun 7, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

The first was on a cycle, Kane brought it from the far half boards to the near circle

Then the Phlyers cleared it, the Hawks regained possession and went for a change, but Kane stayed on as a forechecker and carried it from the blue line to the circles, tried to spin spun around Pronger and was hooked.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was giving him the Versteeg?! treatment

when I saw him attempt that spin-o-rama… then cheered when he drew the penalty.

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

but he was successful on the spin-o-rama!

even with the hook, he almost set up Buff

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was listening to the Cubs game

and there is a Crosby who plays for the Pirates and Pat Hughes mentioned the Pirates catcher blocked a shot or something else hockey-ish, and I was so confused I had to stop what I was doing and take a moment to reorient my brain.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 2:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Also, OT, but Silva is 8-0

FUCKING SILVA. My head is asploding for sure.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

concur

wtf is going on there? We have a headcase who can actually win??

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Quote from PD
They could toss Dominic Roussel back there with a blindfold on and it wouldn’t matter, as long as the Flyers play stagnant hockey while the Blackhawks rampage through the rink like a bunch of brides-to-be during a department store wedding dress sale.

To good to pass up

ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII
James Madison is my Hero!

by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jun 7, 2010 2:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Completely unrelated post for SCH goverment

Can I suggest another beard of the day? Dave Berman of The Silver Jews. I’m ridiculously biased ‘cause they’re one of my all-time favourite bands but, well, the band is just brilliant.

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 2:31 PM CDT reply actions  

By brilliant … well, I mean … I really meant that to sound cooler. I meant to say the band is just tits. Ya, tits.

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Silver Jews are good

But can you put that picture in a link next time with “Warning: Intense Image of Apathetic Hipster” in the tag line?

Good god, I wanna throw that guy through the window at Rainbo Club.

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

He looks the part, I agree. But can you really be a hipster if you’re a neurotically shy 42-year-old with chronic acute depression?

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 7, 2010 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh great, now you’ve gone ahead and put actual emotions in my body when I just wanted to hate the way he looks.

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Silver Jews are awesome!

I never thought I would be on a Hawks forum with people with such good taste in music!

by Buttfudge on Jun 7, 2010 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

One of my all time fave bands/lyricists.

Actual air kicks ass too.
Saw them when they went on that first tour in forever. He came off as an unassuming, just straight up nice dude.
I’m glad he became less depressed (maybe) and married one of the top foxiest dames in that scene rather than offing himself.
The Natural Bridge bums me the fuck out but it’s such a great album.
Man… Dave Berman love. Who’d a thunk? Kudos Chico.

Rock Over London
Rock on Chicago
Diet Pepsi
Uh-Huh!

by Campbell32 on Jun 8, 2010 12:27 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I saw them in Atlanta in September 2008. Incredible show. It seemed like about half the night Berman just crept up close to Cassie and was singing just to her, as if the crowd wasn’t even there. That was the only way he could make himself comfortable.

I’m still hoping they’ll do something else, put another album out. Doesn’t look good. I love his reasoning: “I always said we would stop before we got bad. If I continue to record I might accidentally write the answer song to ‘Shiny Happy People’.”

www.mjt.org

by ChicoMaki on Jun 8, 2010 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

So, 9 minutes left in the game

and I’m watching stuff I have no memory of watching before. I guess I was drunk last night?

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 2:43 PM CDT reply actions  

we dont drink here at SCH

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

fixed

we don’t drink not drink here at SCH

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Does SCH actually exist?

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the SCH Zone!

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

*cue music*

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

HuckNZ with a great FanPost at BSH

Head to head matchups: what is Crazy Q after?

Answered a lot of questions I had w.r.t. to the matchups w/o me having to fire up my programs. Laziness win!

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 3:23 PM CDT reply actions  

ARGH

I didn’t realize you PSed Q’s face on. BRILLIANT!

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

I love the little heads too

Is that Buff on the left, top-ish? He looks like he’s 12 in that pic

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, for some reason I couldn't find a good Buff face pic...

But at least you can tell it’s him. He looked really goofy in the pic so I liked it.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 7, 2010 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice work!

‽ ⅋ ‽

by K_Dog on Jun 7, 2010 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

rec'd

I’ll let my sig do the talking here.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 7, 2010 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

I just kind of feel bad

that you didn’t get much interest from your fellow fans… I thought it was a pretty good analysis.

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not shocked

BSH is mostly front-page-focused; the fanpost section is kind of dead. And the stat-focused posts don’t get as much attention in general anyway. ’sok, a couple of interested people is enough to make a worthwhile discussion.

by HuckNZ on Jun 8, 2010 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Really nice article on Keith

Justine Bourne continues his excellent writing for PD, as well as his man-crush on Duncs (with the rest of us).

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jun 7, 2010 3:47 PM CDT reply actions  

wow

great article. makes me become an even bigger fan of keith.

by heyrocky on Jun 7, 2010 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow

great article. makes me become an even bigger fan of bourne.

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

(sorry if that came off as mocking, I’m just bored)

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

is your code compiling?

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Add Peter Billingsley (Ralphie from A Christmas Story)

to the list of bad jackets worn last night.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

As bad as Ralphie's jacket is...

Jeremy Piven’s denim jacket might be even worse.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 7, 2010 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

thats a canadian tuxedo dammit

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

fuck yeah!

what else would you wear to a hockey game?

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Canadian Leisure Suit

(Only the old people will get that)

"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger."

by Byfuglie33 on Jun 8, 2010 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

I guess the poor guy

really did shoot his eyes out.

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Haha Very Good

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 7, 2010 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Piven giving Billingsley quite the stare

…or is it directed at Vaughn?

…or maybe he fancies Vaughn’s chick

R.I.P. Kim Johnsson (03/16/1976 - 03/14/2010)

by Cloudhauler on Jun 7, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd fancy Vaughn's chick

Any chick with him you know is freaky

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

Gotta admit...

I’d wear the shit outta that jacket.

Rock Over London
Rock on Chicago
Diet Pepsi
Uh-Huh!

by Campbell32 on Jun 8, 2010 12:34 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

There were a few moments after I saw that picture when I considered what skills I’d need to learn to make my own.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

hell yeah

that jacket takes it – no doubt

by mtmt on Jun 8, 2010 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

You gotta admit

that swapping a Red Ryder BB gun for a red Blackhawks blazer is a pretty good deal.

by Capone on Jun 8, 2010 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

So instead of shooting himself in the eye...

He can just blind everyone else?

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 8, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

On Nemo's failing candidacy
Worse still are Niemi’s stats, who’s Finals goals-against-average of 3.60 is further undercut by the fact that he’s only played one game with a save percentage better than .875 in the first five contests.

Two observations: (a) as long as he’s at least as good as the other guy with the fat stick, I got no problem with these numbers. (2) Overdue for a VERY GOOD (wink) game?

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 7, 2010 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

he has previously tended to bounce back from mediocre games with shutouts

I would just so love for him to have one more shutout in the tank for this season

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 8, 2010 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

Now that it's the next day

And I’m actually sober. I’m getting a little too old for most of the day drinking, daughters graduation party in the afternoon, was sober for that but still drinking a few, then drinking more for the 2 hours prior to the game, then a little heavier as the game went on.

All I know is the Hawks were on fire last night, and the officiating basically sucked again. Saw a few replays this afternoon and concur that the Flyers goal where Hartnall was interfering with Niemi was just that, interference. There were a lot of missed calls regardless and both sides, wonder how bad it will be again Wednesday.

I loved the line changes, seemed to create a huge spark for the team and I hope Q stays with basically the same bunch. I can’t believe Hossa was a -3 and Toews -1 and I need to watch the game again.

Regardless, ONE win away from bringing the cup home!

by CaptDirk on Jun 7, 2010 4:33 PM CDT reply actions  

officiating wasn't as awful

as it’s been earlier in the series. But The Hawks are up 3-2. Complaining wont get them their 4th win. Most of us agree that the Hartnell non-call was a mistake and should have been waived off immediately, but what can you do?

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not one

To complain about officiating too much, especially when the team overcomes the BS. I do know, should I say believe, hockey probably has some of the worst officiating of any pro sport and it does drive me nuts at times. It’s also the fastest sport as well other than auto racing or skiing so mistakes will be made. When I hear Bettman saying some of what he does though I cringe, regarding Pronger for instance.

It will be an interesting game Wednesday, let’s just hope the officials don’t get noticed, that would be best.

by CaptDirk on Jun 7, 2010 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's part of why complaining about calls gets you nowhere.

To officiate is to err. There’s no way the refs can catch everything with a game this fast.

by northernsails on Jun 7, 2010 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Let's just say...

At least none of their calls cost anyone a perfect game.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 7, 2010 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

You think it's bad now

you should have seen it in the 80’s when there was only one ref on the ice. It was basically no rules hockey for the part of the ice the ref wasn’t looking at, and despite cries about how bad it was the league and the purists resisted seemingly forever adding a second ref.

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

I remember the 80's well...

Kerry Fraser was hated by fans as well as many players. I remember the (Fraser Sucks) chants well and joined in many times. Heck when it was a Fraser game there were grumblings before the puck was dropped, and probably more (Fraser Sucks) chants than (Detroit Sucks) or (Dino Sucks). Regardless, when only one guy can call a penalty in a game so fast it’s near impossible to get everything right and I’m glad they gave the linesmen some leeway as well as adding another ref.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 7:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

While I hated Fraser,

I wanted Andy Van Hellemond dead.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 8, 2010 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

Mark Faucette.

Hated. Him.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Koharsky,

Dead!

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 9, 2010 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

New 'History Will Be Made' video

up on NHL.com and NHL network. It’s Buff’s hit on Pronger. Here’s the youtube version. I thought this one was the best so far from this year involving the Hawks (Kane’s hatty video from last year was the best IMO).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izxMw3ZppyA

by EamusCatuli23 on Jun 7, 2010 4:39 PM CDT reply actions  

that one is good

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

I thought the Kane hat trick one

was done by the Hawks and not by the league. When it says “What if you still had your favorite hat?” isn’t there the indian head logo right next to it?

by Scott13 on Jun 7, 2010 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

yup. that one was done by Hawks

as was Hossa’s OT win (“what if they hadn’t killed the 5 minute major?”)

by ahnfire on Jun 7, 2010 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Like the tag line

But the vid itself is pretty bad, especially watching it backwards.

by Ban on Jun 8, 2010 3:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

Awesome

thanks for these

Turds!
Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jun 7, 2010 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

You're awesome!

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 7, 2010 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

No!

You’re awesome.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

fuck, i need to stop posting again asap

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

have you been drinking again?

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 7, 2010 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's okay

You can blame me. A little competition never hurt anyone.

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

You're awesome

they’re awesome, we’re all awesome. And Meeshak is funny.

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

RECD

but I will refrain from downloading, until I’m sure I want to relive this.

one more.

R.I.P. Kim Johnsson (03/16/1976 - 03/14/2010)

by Cloudhauler on Jun 7, 2010 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Totally for got about this -- Nashville Flood Relief Auction

But in case you didn’t see the Fan Shot from Dirk at On the Forecheck, OtF is doing a mini-auction to raise some money for flood relief. There’s a few different items including a puck signed by Buff. Here’s the link again (also just read the FanShot):

http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=14161&searchString=theviewfrom111#buynp

by puppetmasterp on Jun 7, 2010 7:45 PM CDT reply actions  

5 to 1, baby, 1 in five...

My first post on this fantastic website and I’m thrilled to be part of the thread…I only wish that pronger had been on the ice for all seven goals last night – that would have made the Hawks win even more complete, but I digress…

by Hawks fan in SC on Jun 7, 2010 8:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Welcome!

I seem to recall we had somebody on here before who was from SC and couldn’t find fellow ‘Hawks fans there… or something like that… but either way, you’ve come to the right place!

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Welcome!

Thanks, VerStig – SC, for the most part, doesn’t know that hockey is a sport…oh well. We’re forty-eight fours from the opening draw and I’m jittery…

by Hawks fan in SC on Jun 7, 2010 9:19 PM CDT reply actions  

reply fail

comment #2.

and we’re off…

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

So, he/she's off and running like he/she belongs for sure!

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Rest day topic: Chelsea Dagger poll

Do you serious Blackhawks fans really like this song? Honestly.

It’s pretty vacant, no? It sounds like a hook written to convince someone to buy a car or smartphone. It’s happy propaganda music. Don’t you want something a little more…..forceful, smashmouth, triumphant? I hear it and what I want is for a Roger Daltrey scream to arrive in the middle of the lick and then have Pete Townshend just smash the whole song to pieces.

Note: No Blackhawks fans nor their values nor virtues were intended harm in this comment, nor their longstanding commitment to team and feather questioned, nor their general taste in music or the arts. Flyers fan makes no claims for God Bless America as an appropriate team anthem, nor endorses the use of other 1970s era Bullies propaganda, nor makes any statements about the relative talent or sex appeal of Kate Smith and Lauren Hart.

by flyersfaninchicago on Jun 7, 2010 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

I love it

for no reason other than I can’t think of too many better ways to get in the heads of opposing goalies/players (I don’t care so much about the fans, but even if you get in the head of one goalie you face every so often, mission accomplished… *cough*Lu*cough*)

I don’t mind the song either, it’s kind of catchy.

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

hadn't considered that.

also didn’t know that Captain L expressed irritation.

by flyersfaninchicago on Jun 7, 2010 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think the whole Canucks team hates it

have you seen this

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

thank you that's great

the moment of recognition for some of them….

by flyersfaninchicago on Jun 7, 2010 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thanks for posting that again, Stacie.

I have to say, those Canucks were pretty good sports about it. LOL

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

I loved the fact they all knew what it was

that means they heard it enough during the regular season

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Don't forget last year's playoffs too.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 7, 2010 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

ahhh good times

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

That will never get old.

They wouldn’t let them take it to LuonGOAL, and Thing 1 (2?) just walking away muttering to himself.

Priceless!

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

I didn't really think much either way

when they started using it.

Now, however, it makes me think happy thoughts because of what it represents when I hear it. So I like it just fine, even if at its core it’s kind of a dopey song.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

Say....

Did he just give up ANOTHER rebound?

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

not yet anyway

first laugh of the day.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 9, 2010 6:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

Someone in Puck Daddy's chat yesterday

said that if he was running a hockey team they’d use video game victory music for the goal song. I agree.

I’m just happy the Hawks aren’t one of the 75% of teams that use some version of Gary Glitter.

"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...

by Curtain Jerker on Jun 7, 2010 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

That is unfortunately why neither you nor that anonymous poster runs a hockey team. That’s the only reason, too.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Mario's invincible star music would be good in theory...

But then the invincibility would probably wear off and it’d be lame.
Chelsea Dagger is tops. FTW.

Rock Over London
Rock on Chicago
Diet Pepsi
Uh-Huh!

by Campbell32 on Jun 8, 2010 12:40 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I love it

because it has become a psychological demoralizer to the rest of the league, just ask Dan Sedin and Bobby Luongo

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 7, 2010 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

THIS

With a serving of Kipper and the Flames, and recently, Nabokov and the Sharks on the side.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can't stand the song as a song,

but it does make me happy now because I associate it with a goal and winning. I have a feeling that the Hawks could switch to the macarena (which I HATE) and I would learn to love it because of what it stands for

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 7, 2010 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

It serves its purpose very well

it makes you want to cheer and do a little dance after a goal and isn’t that the point of a goal song? I actually don’t mind the song anyway. It’s upbeat and cheerful.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah that's pretty much why i like it

it’s catchy, upbeat, EASY to sing-a-long to (though I HAVE heard people mess the chorus up….boggles the mind. i don’t care if you are drunk off your ass), and the full version actually makes a pretty good karaoke tune. And it annoys the crap out of the opposition every time they have to hear it.

That’s really all i ask for of a goal celebration song, so mission accomplished.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions  

They should play Hound Dog.

That would fuck with everyone.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

if drunken crowds can mess up Chelsea Dagger

you better believe they could mess up Hound Dog more….and Elvis fans might get offended. How many Fratellis fans do you know on the other hand (fans of the band that is, not just the one song)?

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

Please, the Fratellis were BAD ASS in The Goonies!

I loved those guys when I was a kid.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Mama Fratelli still scares the shit outta me when I watch The Goonies.

And no one can deny that Joey Pants and Robert Davi aren’t complete badasses.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 9, 2010 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

*are complete badasses.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 9, 2010 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

A Collector's Edition Blu-Ray is due in November - Must Have!!

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 9, 2010 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

Oh i'm gettin dat fa sho!

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 9, 2010 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions  

Hilarious

Just watched Goonies Sat. morning in my post Game 4 hangover

by Chris Roberts on Jun 9, 2010 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

It’s the scat chorus that makes it work so well I think. People can sing along to it pretty easily. It’s the same appeal that “Rock & Roll Part 2” and “Song 2” have had in the past.

by Razzberry on Jun 7, 2010 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

As a serious Blackhawks fan

I’m tempted to question the seriousness of this question.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions  

The Dagger

seems to be a great dagger to the heart of the opposition. Not my favorite song in the world, but when the Hawks score,I want to party and it certainly has a happy feel to it. I have a tradition of playing the song and grabbing my gf’s cat and shaking him to the music. He fucking hates it but I don’t like cats so……..

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

this

"Great story. Compelling, and rich." ~ Ron Burgundy

"...and Gary Cooper slides into second base with a stand up double." ~ Ralph Kiner

by CTRefJay on Jun 8, 2010 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

I love it

but I believe the reaction is Pavlovian.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

at this point

whenever I hear that song, I get a smile on my face. that’s why it’s my main ring tone. Unfortunately, I love Pennywise’s Bro Hymm (easily in my top 10 songs ever) but I fucking hate it right now and don’t wanna hear it for at least a month

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

I have it (a 25 second clip of it) as my ringtone also.

The song itself does make me smile like no other now, and its refreshing in that, it IS THE BLACKHAWKS goal song.

Noone else uses it, pretty much everyone else hates it.

Who could ask for anything more?

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Who

How about “The Kids Are Alright”? – and yeah, our boys are alright.

by Hawks fan in SC on Jun 7, 2010 9:39 PM CDT reply actions  

I don't know if you were trying to reply to flyersfaninchicago above,

but to write back to someone, you can just hit the “reply” button on their post.

another thing that you might want to know on here is that the z button is god! It tabs to the next new comment and marks it as read.

Anyways, nice to meet you!

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 7, 2010 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thanks...

I’m an old man, but I can learn…

by Hawks fan in SC on Jun 7, 2010 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

look at you, catching on already!

and I’m only trying to boost your learning curve, since it took me WAY too long to catch on to certain things

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 7, 2010 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

"look at you"

Will Ferrel’s line in Elf when the cunning runt was scampering across the table at him.

too much.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

"look at you"

Will Ferrel’s line in Elf when the cunning runt was scampering across the table at him.

too much.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

another member

of the East Coast SCHers!

"Great story. Compelling, and rich." ~ Ron Burgundy

"...and Gary Cooper slides into second base with a stand up double." ~ Ralph Kiner

by CTRefJay on Jun 8, 2010 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

C also tabs to the next unread comment

but leaves it as unread. X marks the comment currently highlighted as read without tabbing to the next new one. Needless to say, when their powers combine, ZXC!

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

i’m glad i’m not the only one who sounded that out (although it was unintentional when i posted it)

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

unintentional?

I thought for sure it was by design, and figured I should acknowledge immediately, so as to avoid a repeat of the ugli fruit left behind incident.

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by K_Dog on Jun 7, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

it’s tough to admit, but that was unintentional. i almost put zcx, but decided to go in order at the last moment. i sounded it out myself as i pressed post and chuckled quietly. but no, there was no ugli fruit genius/totally obscure and probably not that funny pre-planned wit.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions  

An honest man, you are.

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by K_Dog on Jun 9, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

e=mc squared

Thanks, meeshak et blackhawkeyes…this is a serious site, eh?

by Hawks fan in SC on Jun 7, 2010 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

well we're only serious about 5% of the time

the other 95% is sarcastic. and we’re lucky if we’re even talking about hockey 50% of the time. Mostly we’ve spent enough time on here to learn the tricks of the trade. or too much time, but that’s just semantics

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 7, 2010 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's all good...

I just want to talk about my Hawks – and I get your drift…

by Hawks fan in SC on Jun 7, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

We usually tie the Hawks in somewhere

Have you seen the LOTR beard of the day? We discussed what Hawk would be which character, so hey that’s almost like talking about hockey.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 7, 2010 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

For example

Soupy is really Ron Weasley.

by Badgerdano on Jun 7, 2010 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thinking about that discussion

still makes me laugh. We had some good casting!

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

This is great!

But yeah, Seabs looks a little scary.

by Katherine215 on Jun 7, 2010 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

thats fucking creepy

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 8, 2010 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I went with bearded Seabs for comedic purposes...

But I agree the creepiness far outweighs the funniness.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 8, 2010 12:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

OTOH

Dunc looks TERRIFIC!

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

he should wear that to the NHL awards

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

when did his beard even look like that?

but amazing work!

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 8, 2010 6:38 AM CDT up reply actions  

Seabs?

He kept the mustache for a short time after the playoffs last year. There was a BHTV episode about it when some of the guys hit batting practice with the Sox. It had a 1920s (?) theme. He looked like a porn star.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

Seabs looks like something

from The Island of Dr. Moreau. Yikes!

"Life is a long lesson in humility."
- James M. Barrie

by nextgame on Jun 8, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Non Game Days

make for extremely far-reaching digressions that do, somehow, wind their way back to hockey.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

e=mc squared?

you been reading here a while, or was that just completely by chance?

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Funny

I was listening to the Who getting myself psyched for the game, or would that be calmed down and taking my mind off it.

I saw one of your other posts about there being no other Hawks fans in SC, There is at least one, an old buddy of mine somewhere near Spartenburg.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions  

I look forward to reading the reviews of each and every game on this site by the three alcoholics, but man, sometimes I don’t understand why we can’t be more positive about what this team is doing and give credit where credit is due. I’m getting sick and tired of hearing how Byfuglien is only playing well because Kane and Toews make him good and blah, blah, blah. I believe Byfuglien should be right up their with the top candidates for the Conn Smythe. He has scored huge goals in these playoffs. I don’t care who got him the puck or any of the other crap about how he only plays hard in the playoffs. Buff will most likely be gone from here next season and may never be this close to an award like this again. Three game-winning goals in the San Jose sweep and what he did against the Canuckleheads are nothing to take lightly. He has been great and he has gotten it done and deserves credit. That’s all I have to say. Just be more positive about all of our guys because they really deserve it.

by Tazer on Jun 7, 2010 10:20 PM CDT reply actions  

I know how huge Buff was vs SJ and VAN,

but it’s still hard for me to give him tons of credit because I still he him as his lazy self from the regular season. I’ll agree he was everywhere in game 5, probably because he wasn’t so worried about staying in front of the net getting ready for a rebound or redirect.

My main reasoning why he doesn’t deserve the CS is because when is held pointless for a game or 2, it doesn’t even look like he’s invested in the game. Toews or Hossa on the other hand is battling on every shift, regardless of the points they put up. If Buff gave his all every game, I legitimately believe he could be the best goal scorer on the team and put up a point per game. As it stands right now, I’d put at least DK and Toews ahead of him, and Kane, Niemi, Seabrook, and Sharp about even

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 7, 2010 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'll give you that he wasn't a dominant force for 82 games

But no one has given me a good argument since Game 3 in Vancouver as to why I should care about the regular season one bit. That hat trick was the moment that the fact the play-offs are indeed a second season became real to me. Since then, Buff has either been a completely dominant force, or else he’s been playing against Pronger.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

we shouldn't care about the regular season, seeing as it's the playoffs MVP,

but I can’t separate the two in my head. Also, I tend to appreciate consistency throughout the playoffs. My thinking is, we were closer than anyone remembers to being out of the playoffs in the first round. Basically, Kane, Hossa, and a few others kept us in it. Buff was a non-factor to me until game 3 against VAN when he got his first goal of the playoffs (although the hat trick was nice). The top line was awesome against SJ, but Buff went back to being ineffective for the first 4 games of this series. He might lead the playoffs in GWG’s, but at the time, who thought yesterday’s 5th goal would be it?

I agree that I could put up with regular season Buff just to have him in the Playoffs, but I don’t think he’s the player we would miss the most if he was off the ice.

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 7, 2010 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't want to get sucked into this CS discussion

but I love the fact that it’s so difficult for people to decide. Absolutely speaks to the team-first mentality that this team has and just how well they’ve played as a team and how you can’t really pick any one player out of it as being the most valuable.

In that spirit, all I ask is for one more solid through-and-through team effort, and in the event (that we don’t hope for) that it isn’t enough, that we get one that is good enough.

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

it's a great problem to have!

and yes, we still do have one game to win. I’d love it if we came out flying like in game 5 and never looked back!

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 7, 2010 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

It seems like a long long time ago

that Buff was asked to play D while Phantom was injured. I gotta give the dude credit for these playoffs. As much as it seems that he could not care less at times, maybe this big stage and this spotlight is what he needs to really be motivated (ugh, sounds pathetic, but such is professional sports).
One more game out of #33. Thats all we need at this point. he needs to wear that plaid suit tomorrow night.

"...can i have a glass of whiskey and a slice of bread?"

by west_fulton on Jun 8, 2010 8:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

Hockey talk, on a hockey blog?

What is going on here? Seriously though, I agree that Buff played well last night. I don’t think that anyone else made him good last night…it was Buff that made Buff play well. Thing is, he needs to have nights like this more often. Having one great game per series doesn’t cut it for me. I like Buff and I want him to succeed; and I’d like nothing more than to having him on the Hawks in the future, but only if he brings his consistency level up a few notches.

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by K_Dog on Jun 7, 2010 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

He had at least one great night against Vancouver

And at least three solid, useful nights against San Jose. He’s now had one dominant night against Philadelphia. We’ll see about Wednesday, but that’s six great nights in the playoffs, all ending in victories, which corresponds to 6 out of 15, or if you want to remove Nashville where Buff was a non-factor, that’s 6 out of 11 victories.

In other words, Buff has been incredibly important in more than half of the team’s victories since the first round. And I don’t remember a single game they lost when I felt like Buff was the only one having a blah night.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 7, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, you're right in that

he’s at least been useful Buff more often than he has been invisi-Buff of the regular season. I guess I just want to see him completely dominate more often.

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by K_Dog on Jun 7, 2010 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm sure it differs

but for me at least I feel like they do a great job metering out our emotions after each game. To the point where it’s almost like I feel like the players would benefit if they read SCH (wait, NO). It seems like they sort of take the “don’t get too high or too low” attitude, which certainly is good for conserving our use of defibrillators for every game.

Also, I like it when they’re contrarian, because I get sick of reading the same stuff over and over again in the media and often times the best insight is the bad stuff you see in good times or the good that you see in the bad.

I agree that we have every reason to be upbeat — but I don’t want to get too high considering we NEED to win one more.

by VerStig on Jun 7, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

if the players read SCH

they’d probably spend all their time bickering in the locker room about why Trixie hasn’t written an entire soap opera dedicated to them, or whose goal broke the comment box. And who has the best nickname.

by ahnfire on Jun 8, 2010 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

William Tecumseh Sherman...

My favorite beard of the playoffs…Buff comes to mind.

by Hawks fan in SC on Jun 7, 2010 10:22 PM CDT reply actions  

I have a sneaking suspicion that this is going to a game 7.

The flyers will get 10 power plays to the hawks 1. What better way for the hawks to win the cup than in a game 7 at home.

I got a pain in my side on this side, i got a pain on my side on this side. My knees hurt, my elbow hurts like LeBron. Most of all my head hurts, my psyche's hurt. I'm hurting all over my body!

by Where Triples Go to Die on Jun 7, 2010 11:01 PM CDT reply actions  

in game 7 we will get 10 power play opportunities.

I got a pain in my side on this side, i got a pain on my side on this side. My knees hurt, my elbow hurts like LeBron. Most of all my head hurts, my psyche's hurt. I'm hurting all over my body!

by Where Triples Go to Die on Jun 7, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

a better way to win is just to finish it off on Wednesday

I’ll need sedated if this thing goes to 7.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

I need a new job and I don't want this to go to 7

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

Ditto

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 8, 2010 1:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

THIS

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

what better way?

answer: to just WIN it, and the sooner the better. It saves everyone headaches, heart attacks, migraines, lost productivity for the days between games where we do nothing but sit on this board and wait for the next game.

Give me a clear win of the cup over a CHANCE to win the cup at home any day. No way in hell i want to see a Game 7, and anyone who thinks otherwise is foolishly underestimating the Flyers.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

Toews will eat their hearts tomorrow.

Don’t worry about a Game 7. (I’m not predicting anything.)

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

yes

no game seven, kill them as quickly as possible

Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!

by BigCSouthside on Jun 8, 2010 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

Agreed.

Stake. Heart. Now.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

I can't believe

there are any Hawks fans that are seriously thinking “let’s go to game 7 and win it at home”

this seems like some media over-hyped story – but if there are people actually thinking this, I gotta say to them “Fuck you right in the eye”

Idiots . . . stupidest thing I have ever heard.

by mtmt on Jun 8, 2010 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

Just end the drought. Let future seasons of this team be the time that we want them to win it at home, or be totally dominant and go through all the best teams. But win that first Cup in 49 years on Wednesday. And I would prefer it if the last ten minutes of this series were reminiscent of the last ten minutes of the Vancouver series, but whatever.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 8, 2010 1:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

what is so bad about rooting for more hockey?

I got a pain in my side on this side, i got a pain on my side on this side. My knees hurt, my elbow hurts like LeBron. Most of all my head hurts, my psyche's hurt. I'm hurting all over my body!

by Where Triples Go to Die on Jun 8, 2010 1:26 AM CDT up reply actions  

nothing against rooting for more hockey but

Cup >>>>> more hockey.

Right now, it’s about the destination. I don’t want more of the journey. I’m with meeshak on this, we can care about where they win it another time; right now, I just want them to win it.

by ahnfire on Jun 8, 2010 1:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

Exactly

If there was no doubt that the Hawks would win game 7, I’d be all for it. I’d be flying to Chicago Friday morning to hang out at Bottom Lounge all day and get silly drunk while we watch our Hawks celebrate. But since there can be no such assurance, give me the win/Cup tomorrow night and save me the undue stress and possible heart attack a game 7 would surely bring

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

so, just to make sure I'm getting this...

destination >>>>>>> journey
Rush >>>>>> Journey x 1,000,000?

"Great story. Compelling, and rich." ~ Ron Burgundy

"...and Gary Cooper slides into second base with a stand up double." ~ Ralph Kiner

by CTRefJay on Jun 8, 2010 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

and to think

a week ago, i was worryd there wouldn’t be a game 5.

silly, stupid boy was I. never again.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

Been wondering

Is there a reason you spell it worryd and not worried?

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 8, 2010 9:11 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

a little tribute to ballyb

who has been famously worryd for a while.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

that is noice

(a little tribute to cliffkoroll there)

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by K_Dog on Jun 8, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

of all the arguments

you have the best one.

I got a pain in my side on this side, i got a pain on my side on this side. My knees hurt, my elbow hurts like LeBron. Most of all my head hurts, my psyche's hurt. I'm hurting all over my body!

by Where Triples Go to Die on Jun 8, 2010 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

When you're done with that, I say fuck them left in the eye, too!

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

and karma

SCF finals teams have blown 2-0 leads thrice- last year (Hoss, Kop) and ’71 Hawks are two of these. In both those series, home ice held until game 7.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions  

It also keeps the devil from singing the praise of the Cryers for taking the series to 7

stops him from citing it as the greatest finals ever, because it went to 7

stops him from lining his pockets even deeper, because it went to 7

and stops us from having to watch another game of the wondermous officiating that we’ve seen thus far in the SCF.

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not much of a conspiracy guy ...

but the penalties have seemed a leeeetttttlllee beeeet fishy. Especially considering that the Flyers pride themselves on their toughness and the Hawk’s came in as heavy favorites. However, it seems like if the league was up to hanky panky there would try to make it a lot less obvious than not callin a penalty on the Flyers at all in game one and then not calling the second one against them until there was 10 minutes left in a game the Hawks trailed by three goals. I’m more leaning towards Bill McCreary has always been a terrible ref before this series, so there’s no reason for him to change into a great one now.

by Billy Charlesbois on Jun 8, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

Ditto to all

tho in fairness, 3-2 Hawks feels about right, zebras aside.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

JR's Comments

About a Stanley Cup coming back to Chicago being bigger than the Sox winning the title. Not sure about that one but it’s right up there. Obviously the Cubs are bigger around the country and if they won it would be huge. But I don’t think hockey overall has as many true fans as baseball does in this town. There are certainly the hardcore Hawks fans and more than just the 22K that attend the games on a regular basis. I haven’t been to a game in years but a SC winner for the Hawks would equal in my heart the Sox winning the series, actually probably overtake that 2005 title. But Chicago is split when it comes to a favorite baseball team. And the ’95 Bears title, no way, that was unreal for all of Chicago.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 7:49 AM CDT reply actions  

i cant tell if your joking.

the 95’ Bears went 9-7 and missed the playoffs :)
To me though, the opportunity tomorrow night presents would be the highlight of my sporting life through 24 some years. not even close. not even in the same universe.

"...can i have a glass of whiskey and a slice of bread?"

by west_fulton on Jun 8, 2010 8:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

Meant '85 Bears

I was 25 then and this city was absolutely NUTS!

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

i was old enough...

to really enjoy the Bears in ‘85 and liked what the Bulls did in the 90’s but nothing on this green earth will be as a special as a Hawks championship.

by aeroplane on Jun 8, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

although

i’d go nuts if the Cubs ever even just won a pennant.

by aeroplane on Jun 8, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

if they won a pennant

i’m pretty sure i’d die of alcohol poisoning/doing something really stupid in celebration before the World Series even started

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

THIS

to me as well.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions  

Can I get on THIS Bandwagon, too?

Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.

by Powrfwd37 on Jun 8, 2010 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am chomping at the bit for game 6.

I can’t believe we are still 34 hours from puck drop.

I feel like everyone is picking against the Hawks which is fine with me. I hope tomorrow is the day we have all been waiting for. Payoff for all of those 8 dollar tickets to see crappy teams when I was in HS and college. ’

Anyone care to list there lease favorite hawk of the last 10 years. Just to kill the next 36 hours???

Mine would hands down do to Alexander Karpotsev

by niuhuskie224 on Jun 8, 2010 9:22 AM CDT reply actions  

Was the Owner

Considered a Hawk? I’ll 2nd Karpotsev regardless, what a joke that guy was.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions  

I think Pat Foley agrees with you

If I’m remembering the YouTube rant correctly

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 8, 2010 9:34 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

You mean this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iviLY1RvNc&feature=related

I was watching that game, or listening to it and laughed my ass off.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

It's gotta be the 10 years of god awful free agents, right?

My least favorite Hawk is the collective group of terrible free agent signings over the last 10 years. Rember the Doug Gilmour disaster? Aucoin and Lapointe were next. Huet and Khabbibulin in net. I think Fleury and berard came on as free agent pick ups. Robert Lang, Handzus, Perrault, Barnaby, Quint. Am I missing any of them? God damn, the Hawks should never sign another free agent again.

How about about was your favorite free agent signing of the last 10 years? I only ask because I think of one. And Hossa doesn’t count because he’s only played 1/12 of his contract duration. There’s still plenty of time for a guy like me to find ways to hate him.

In other news, I was looking at Sopel’s wikipedia page and it said that he was the NHL player of the week in January of 2002. Must have been a pretty slow week.

by Billy Charlesbois on Jun 8, 2010 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

Paul Coffey

One year in 1998. How terrible.

by niuhuskie224 on Jun 8, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

We have a habit of that.

Bobby Orr – one season in the late 70s (or early 80s). If I recall, he only played a few games before he was permanently hurt. I think Orr retired as a Blackhawk.

by stanfordron on Jun 8, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

And

I think we paid Orr more for that one year than the Golden Jet was ever even offered.

by stanfordron on Jun 8, 2010 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

the story on Orr was that he was hurt to begin with but the league pushed the signing

the whole Eaglesen scandal was breaking, and there the great icon of the game was at the end of his career – bankrupt. The league was said to have pressured some of the financially sold teams to take him on a big one year deal so that he had something to retire on.

Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Jun 8, 2010 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ditto

I was alive for the ‘61 cup, but not commited. Only slightly more so for the ’63 Bears. Totally psyched for the ’85 Bears (damn Dolphins wrecked perfection). Loved the Bulls’ 6 titles, but haven’t watched a full game since. My envy as a Cubs fan mitigated my happiness for the Sox. But if the hawks are so great and fortunate as to close out this thing, I would be more than satisfied to die without a Cubs World Series. There I said it. Go Hawks.

by Capone on Jun 8, 2010 9:31 AM CDT reply actions  

seconded

as a lifelong Cubs fan, I want to take out a minute to say: fuck you Cubs!

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by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

I am a baseball fan

Not nearly as much as hockey though. I grew up rooting for the Cubs as most of my family did. I was never a diehard though and always followed the Sox as well, my grandfather was a lifelong Sox fan. Part of what switched me over to being more of a Sox fan was Harry and Jimmy up in the booth, I loved Jimmy Piersall, what a character. But most of my friends were also Sox fans so we went mostly to Comisky, and to a degree the fans were more fun as well, not so many kids at the games either.

I don’t hate the Cubs and maybe now that they have a new owner things will change for the better.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

is anyone else

perplexed at the douchebaggery that is Lavi and his reluctance to name a goalie? Does he think his stealth ways will have any effect on how we prepare for tomorrow’s game?

what a cock rabbit.

by aeroplane on Jun 8, 2010 10:07 AM CDT reply actions  

Not really

He and his team all know who will start. I’d be amazed if it wasn’t Leighton. I don’t think this affects the Hawks at all as both goalies had simlilar SV% in game 5. I know I don’t care who’s in net, only that the Hawks beat him like a rented mule

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions  

that’s exactly it. Who cares who’s in net. Not sure why he’s making it into some controversy when no one cares. It’s not like his back up goalie is an ailing Hasak ready to make his return.

by aeroplane on Jun 8, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

This is the same guy ...

who complained about the refs when his team has a 19 to 13 powerplay advantage over the series, inluding a gift game where they got zero penalties against them.

by Billy Charlesbois on Jun 8, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions  

Lineup

I think his decision on Carcillo’s minutes would have more effect than which goalie.

by Capone on Jun 8, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions  

Anyone interested in a road watch tomorrow?

I know we have some time to plan yet, but I’m getting antsy and thinking about a meet up means the game is closer. At least in my head, it does.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 10:27 AM CDT reply actions  

I was wondering about this too

I was kind of assuming there’d be something at the bottom lounge again. I’ll be bringing a few non-SCH’ers and will try and get a table near everyone else.

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 8, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

i got to BL at 6:15 for game 4...

and couldnt find a table anywhere. crazy busy and really good to see from a BL standpoint, however I booked to a buddies place instead with the people I was with complaining and yapping about sitting. if it’s there tomorrow, I would make sure to get there uber-early.

"...can i have a glass of whiskey and a slice of bread?"

by west_fulton on Jun 8, 2010 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions  

I haven't seen anything yet

But I’m up for it. I don’t think I can handle watching this one alone!

by rsncrntz on Jun 8, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

How was the place you went to Sunday?

Is that a good option? I’m betting BL will be like it was on Friday, which was ridiculous. It took an hour to get my (cold) grilled cheese!

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

I think BL was that way

because it was also hosting the road watch. Those are always incredibly packed and crowded, although to be fair to the other road watch hosts, they were never as slow as BL. Plus, it was a Friday night.

I gotta say though, the Hawks’ record when I get good service from BL is 1-0. Slow service is 0-2. :P

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, you're right, the official road watch didn't help

nor did a Friday night. I would just like them to staff a couple more waitresses in general. I’m still worried it will be very busy since it’s such a big game.

Ok, I will make a fan post and we can decide there.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

good point re: big game

If I had a bigger TV (and a bigger apartment) I wouldn’t be adverse to just hosting a watch party. Unfortunately, there’s not much that more than 2 or 3 people can see with a 19-inch screen, haha.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

I thought about this, too.

I have a 40" and have fit 7 comfortably in my living room. I could probably squeeze a few more if you all didn’t mind sitting very close to each other and on the floor. It’s too bad this isn’t next month, my new place is much bigger.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

you got a house!

congratulations! :D

My apartment building has a common area in the 2nd floor for gatherings. I’ve never used it but I wonder if they have TVs and what’s needed to reserve it.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just what you need

10 or 12 crazy drunken screaming Hawks fans in your living room LOL.

I comfortably sit myself in front of my 42 incher, but I also live 60 miles from the city. I’d go out to watch if I didn’t mind driving home hammered, not going to happen.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

hah, I don't mind that

i’ve had a bunch of crazy screaming Bears fans there so I’m used to it.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've thought about that as well

However I can only fit about 4 in the front room w/ a 32’’ and then lawn chairs then about 4 more in the kitchen on the 13’’ (noooo) and about 3 more in the hawks sportsroom (waiting on new tv) b/c no flat screen another no no!

Hey if I could get people in the yard w/ a projection tv, i could have about 50 people or more.

by Jrs23 on Jun 8, 2010 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

I always do alright at Wild Goose

I get there an hour before the game and don’t have a problem finding a seat. The food is good, not spectacular, and I never have a problem seeing the TV screens.

by rsncrntz on Jun 8, 2010 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

...from BSH

This brings us to the goaltending. Niemi has been a hell of a goalie in these playoffs, but the truth is that the Flyers have not had any trouble scoring on him. The Hawks have scored 16 goals against Leighton, but the Flyers have potted 18 against Niemi. Aside from Game 2, where he only gave up one goal, the Flyers have scored 4 goals against him every game (except Game 1, when they scored 5).

Sounds like the South Park episode where Cartman does his show-and-tell on “the truth about 9/11” and comes to the final conclusion that Kyle was the mastermind behind it. Anyone see that? hilarious. kinda like the above.
We may have scored 26 on Leighton thus far had they not pulled him before we got the chance too…I hate off-days.

"...can i have a glass of whiskey and a slice of bread?"

by west_fulton on Jun 8, 2010 10:48 AM CDT reply actions  

while i agree he hasn't been the same Nemo of past series

part of this is the defensive meltdowns that left his stick-side unprotected. And you’re right, i believe between Game 1 and Game 5, Leighton has played over one full game less than Niemi (a little over three periods).

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions  

Stats an be used to prove anything. 78% of all people know this.

And I think the defense meltdowns have contributed alot to Niemi’s woes.

Also, this needs to end tomorrow. I just can’t take it any longer! I wasn’t anywhere near this nervous/stressed out in 2005 when the Sox won the Series, and I’ve been a lifelong fan of both teams.

by Josh4 on Jun 8, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

same here

there wasn’t anywhere near the same level of doubt with that Sox team, mostly b/c they were so unbelievably dominant in the post-season there was little time to get nervous.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

Didn't they only drop one game?

You’re right, I can’t imagine how you’d get all that nervous when you keep winning…

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

yeah, only droppe one game

against the Angels in the ALCS. swept the Red Sox, and swept the Astros in the World Series.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

Similarly

I think all of us were flying pretty high after the Hawks won Games 1&2 of this series. It was like carefree bliss. Then we lost a game…twinge of concern, but to be expected. Then we lost Game 4…can you say clenched sphincter? Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t had this much sports spectating fun in years, but as this goes each game deeper into the series the stress level goes up exponentially.

‽ ⅋ ‽

by K_Dog on Jun 8, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

I just remember the 2002 baseball post season being awesome

Until it wasn’t anymore. I don’t remember all of the ups and downs like this post season. Of course, baseball’s is shorter.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 8, 2010 12:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Nerves in 2005

That’s probably because the sox were up 2-0 and then 3-0 in the championship series, that would probably explain the difference in nerves…….apples to oranges comparison there.

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 8, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

unreal

I think we’ve scored 4 on Boucher (1 in game 1, 3 in game 5), so If you are going to do a comparison, you obviously have to lump those goals in and say it is 20 to 18 (philly goalies vs. Niemi). I don’t really understand how someone types that and doesn’t stop and think “wait, I’m a moron”

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 8, 2010 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

Sorry hackerar

I just repeated what you posted.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 8, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Someone needs to remind BSH that

Niemi has played 3 more periods than Leighton.
Boucher has given up 4 goals as his replacement.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Jun 8, 2010 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

I might hate you

Puck Daddy’s piece on Pronger for the Conn Smythe was already posted by VerStig, but check out one of the comments left by what I assume to be a Hawks fan.

Yes… Jonathan Toews has been an absolute ghost in the Finals. Oh wait… no he hasn’t. He had one truly awful game, just like Pronger. Just because he hasn’t showed up in the box score he automatically has played poorly. Just like Marian Hossa, right?
Yet Kane gets praise from the highest because he’s scored a few goals. If you want to defecate on someone wearing the Indian Head sweater that’s supposed to be good, you should look at the Charmin soft kid from Buffalo. If Byfuglien had off days in games 1-4, then Kane was on unpaid vacation in New Zealand.

I think that I can honestly and bluntly say that if you have the same deep seeded dislike of Kane’s game as this guy does…….I probably hate you. Not that this applies to anyone here, but some hawks fans want Kane to hit like eager, work the boards like Toews, and backcheck like Hossa, but oddly enough, they never want other players to have the hands, vision, or playmaking ability of Patrick Kane. Now, I’m not excusing Kane’s faults, nor am I saying that Kaner’s play in games 1, 2, and 4 wasn’t subpar, I’m just saying that if you don’t appreciate what Kane can do, then I kind of feel bad for you.

I know that this is just 1 dipshit on a message board, but trust me when I say that he isn’t alone in his opinion. Kane can do certain things that no one else on this team can do, and that includes Hossa, Toews, and Sharp. Ok, rant over, I get a bit touchy when somebody rips on my little buddy.

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 8, 2010 11:27 AM CDT reply actions  

Stupid

Those are some asinine comments for sure. The guy obviously can’t stand Kane but to each his own. I’ve been seeing Kane take the body much more in this series, going into the corners and playing the forecheck. But Kane is a playmaker before anything else and a damn good one.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm disappointed

that nobody noticed my comment and/or followed suit

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions  

oops

comprehension fail, i think

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

actually

I’d think you’d be the first to notice, heh

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

I missed it apparently.

But I miss a lot here, 800 some posts on this page alone.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

oh I meant in the PD article

hack did a much better job of linking than I did

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

commence greening

you had me at “People are stupid.”

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions  

LOL Intentionally

You need to be a fan of The Office to appreciate that one. Sorry.

by Badgerdano on Jun 8, 2010 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

why can't you people cite jokes

from shows I’ve actually WATCHED?!? UGH.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

I already watch too much tv

This is not a bad idea for that idiot Kane-hater

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

That was my intent.

He should post his thoughts on a blog just like that.

by Badgerdano on Jun 8, 2010 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

my $ 0.02

shuffle the schedule to make room for The Office.

Or, at the very least, watch the British original- even better (Ricky Gervais may be the funniest man alive.) An unamerican 2 seasons plus bonus Christmas show denouement.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 9, 2010 7:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm kind of sorry I didn't start it

but I don’t like joining up mid-series as I don’t have the time to watch the previous seasons. I did follow the Jim and Pam storyline, but really, I pay attention to anything with the potential for a happy ending.

by Katherine215 on Jun 9, 2010 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions  

i was listening to a radio broadcaster yesterday

saying that the prime off-season trade bait was Kane. b/c he’s had a good season, following three other good seasons. And b/c (in this guy’s opinion) Kane has peaked in his development, so hanging on to him would be like the Bulls hanging on to Ben Gordon or Luol Deng expecting them to improve…and thus we might as well trade him now while his value’s high.

Which i find to of course be a stupid comparison. I mean if it came down to having to trade Toews or Kane, I’d of course pick Toews. But Kane was better in his rookie season than either Gordon or Deng in their — and Kane has a better pedigree in his player development. But it was an opinion i hadn’t heard before, so i found it mildly interesting, even if somewhat laughable.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Trade???

Who the hell was talking about trades? I wouldn’t trade either regardless, especially Toews, what are you going to get of equal value to your captain?

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Somebody on NPR?

Good lord, please tell me that — as miserably bad as sports radio hosts in this town are when it comes to hockey — someone in this city didn’t actually say this.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

no no, not NPR

those are the most rational people on radio. This was on ESPN1000….

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not a slam on NPR,

just that I wouldn’t expect any kind of hockey insight there. (Not that I expect it from ESPN 1000 either.)

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

who on ESPN 1000 said that?

I ask, but it doesn’t sound like you remember.

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 8, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

i remember

I believe it was Yerko (sp?). Carmen was away, so the three on were Yerko, Harry, and some other guy i don’t remember.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

i heard some of the show yesterday...

Carmen is really the voice of reason on that show. They had the Bears beat reporter, Jeff dickerson, filling in for Carmen. They discussed, at length, who #19 will be handing the prize to after he raises it…a little fucking premature for that conversation. I was banging my head against the window of my car as they discussed it. painful.
Carmen is a level headed dude who shuts down that type of bullshit once it starts. Kane comment is utterly retarded but makes sense with those three numb nuts on together.

"...can i have a glass of whiskey and a slice of bread?"

by west_fulton on Jun 8, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

a damning statement about radio

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

So the guy used a little colorful language to say he doesn't like Kane ...

I think Kane has brought on most of the ire himself. He’s been in the league for three years and he’s already been involved in two NHL embarrassing scandals (limogate and cabbie gate [now that i look at those together something about being driven around really seems to rev this guys motor]). He does that “I chew on my mouthguard thing because it’s my thing” thing. He has pretty splashy goal celebrations. Sure the guy used a feculant descriptor that may have been overstating it, but I wouldn’t say he’s stupid per se because of it. In fact, I’m willing to guess that in real life Kane is kind of an asshole. On the other hand, I"m sure he has some good stories of skating with some ice bunnies.

by Billy Charlesbois on Jun 8, 2010 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

but unless someone is considered locker room poison

what’s a man’s character or attitude got to do with whether or not he deserves to be traded?

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

agreed. and it seems like the rest of the team gets along with him.

They always say he’s fun and likable, and I’m sure they enjoy having him to pick on as such a young, small, player

by blackhawkeyes on Jun 8, 2010 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

People get traded for bad character all the time ...

I’m not saying Kane is at that level, but a couple more youthful indiscretions and I think you have to at least consider it.

by Billy Charlesbois on Jun 9, 2010 2:22 AM CDT up reply actions  

What are you talking about?

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 2:41 AM CDT up reply actions  

honestly, you'll need to back that up with evidence

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 9, 2010 6:33 AM CDT up reply actions  

meh

NHL at 18. #1 pick. Practically a child star.

Comparator group includes Lindasy Lohan et al.

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by cliffkoroll on Jun 9, 2010 7:16 AM CDT up reply actions  

wow

your comments aren’t usually stupid

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think that means ...

you’re not paying close enough attention.

by Billy Charlesbois on Jun 9, 2010 2:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

or

you’re drawing sweeping, and IMO unwarranted, conclusions from scant data.

I’m willing to guess that in real life Kane is kind of an asshole. On the other hand, I"m sure he has some good stories of skating with some ice bunnies.

He’s a kid- pretty normal for his age except for this amazing ability that requires a level or commitment I’m willing to guess you have no conception of.

Unless you consider the typical 21-year old “kind of an asshole.”

Be careful how you look at the world- it’s like that.

And your last sentence is utterly clueless. If, again, from scant data, there’s any impression I have of the kid, it’s that his rap at the ladies is woefully inept.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 9, 2010 7:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

limogate?

An embarrassing scandal? Maybe for the married Madden, but what about this was a “scandal” for Kane? He was a 21 y/o single man in a limo with what appeared to be age-appropriate single women who had all their clothes on. He had his shirt off. Nobody seemed to be there against their will.

I’m willing to guess Kane would think you’re kind of an asshole for calling him out because he’s a young rich guy having some fun in a limo, chews his mouthguard and has a pretty splashy goal celebration (unlike all the other NHL players who just calmly skate back to the bench).

I get you don’t like him. But to call him “soft” as the poster in question did, or to suggest he isn’t an elite player is to show a remarkable blindness to all objective facts.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

I call people assholes for a lot less than beating up a cab driver ...

Oh wait … you left that one out. I’m sure that must have just been a typo.

And maybe Kane would think I’m an asshole, who cares? This is how I enjoy the game. I watch, I develop opinions. and have those opinions help color the games. He’s put himself on the biggest stage of hockey; I’m sure he can handle drawing some ire from my side of the TV set.

In other news, I’m aslo convinced Sopel is a Morlock who was born from the earth miles under the earth’s core – That’s an objective fact (because I say it is). Print that in the Trib!

by Billy Charlesbois on Jun 9, 2010 2:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

in your world

you’re surrounded by assholes.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 9, 2010 7:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

somebody sounds like a closet Kane hater

People can hate Kane if they want, (which you may or may not) and I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I can’t really fathom how someone can have such animosity or hatred for a player who plays on their favorite team when said team is up 3 games to 2 in the Stanley Cup Finals. There are plenty of fans who get angry with players on underperforming teams, but I’m not sure I want to be around fans who can’t fully support this entire team at this moment. I get frustrated with plenty of players, I’m always on Versteeg’s case, but I’m behind the kid all the way and will call a spade a spade whether he is playing well or poorly.

Additional rebuttal:
1) the limo thing was not a scandal
2) Kane has said that often times, he doesn’t even realize he’s chewing on his mouth piece and that he doesn’t do it on purpose. So he doesn’t try to do it because it is “his thing”, if anything, the media has given it more attention than Kane probably cares for.
3) Just because everyone is entitled to their opinion doesn’t mean that opinions can’t be stupid

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 8, 2010 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think Kane is a great player ...

and I’m glad he’s on my team. But I’m not 12 anymore; I don’t need to unconditionally love the athletes that play for my team. I remember how crushed I was when I figured out at the ripe age of 13 that Joe Murphy was a total scumbag. So what? He closed out the ‘96 series in triple overtime against Calgary and I won’t ask him to babysit my kids. I mean, can you people seriously not see at all how somebody could possibly not like Kane? Is it really so unimaginable that under no set of facts you could wrap your mind around it?

Now Toews, there’s the definition of an unimpeachable guy. Remember when Kane was caught in the limo – he took the blame for it!

by Billy Charlesbois on Jun 9, 2010 2:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

I think we all see why someone on another team wouldn't like him

But to say that he was noticeably less of a factor than Buff in the first four games is where at least I think that poster’s stupidity shines through (not you – the guy from the PD piece).

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 2:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

But I do think it’s odd that Toews’ was caught drinking underage and there’s a picture of him drinking from a beer bong and all you ever hear is that he’s some sort of totally straight, serious guy who would never do anything like Kane.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 2:51 AM CDT up reply actions  

As long as there wasn't pot in it...

The problem is these guys are still kids and now they have a ton of dough, are traveling the country etc. Some will make stupid mistakes and others small, some will have pictures taken of them by just anyone and others close friends.

The cabdriver thing was too bad and Kane was stupid, stupid drunk. I don’t know him personally so I don’t know if he’s actually a jerk in real life, he may just be a bad drunk, some are fun and some not so fun. In interviews Kane is so laid back it’s ridiculous and sometimes funny.

I don’t look at players to be idols, never did, I enjoyed what they did on the field or ice and still do. When they prove to be assholes over time then I’ll pass asshole judgment on them.

by CaptDirk on Jun 9, 2010 7:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

well

If you (general “you”) want Kane on your team, then I think it is impossible to hate him. And I can’t imagine any Hawk fan saying they’d rather not have Kane on the team, therefore, I think it is unimaginable that a Hawk fan could hate Kane. As Meeshak said, I understand how fans of other teams can find plenty of excuses to hate Kane.

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 9, 2010 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

I hate to think about it

but I have to. If this goes 7, what is everyone’s plans for Friday? I’ll be on a plane outta baltimore at 10 am and getting into Chicago around 11CT

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 11:30 AM CDT reply actions  

I'm sure there would be a gathering of some sort

but we haven’t even planned anything for tomorrow yet, so I don’t think you’ll get a concrete answer until (God forbid) Thursday. That’s if everyone hasn’t slit their wrists and died after what would surely be a crushingly devastating loss.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

STOP IT RIGHT THERE!

If it comes to this, 40+ hours s/b plenty to plan something as elaborate as going to a bar.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

hey Chris

you wouldn’t happen to be the same Chris Roberts from the Lansing (IL) area, would you?

Ditto for CNS

by hackerar on Jun 8, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

I know sorry,

but it’s not as simple as meeting up for me. I gotta book a flight, hotel, and navigate a city I’ve never been to. Granted, I hope it’s not needed

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

hackerar

Sorry dude, I live in MD. Weird that there is somene else with my name, it’s so uncommon

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm sure

almost everyone else here did too :)

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

I didn't

but then again, I went to an all-girl high school. :P

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

trying to remember

but no, I don’t think there were any in my class.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

no you don't

it’s probably just short for something :)

by Chris Roberts on Jun 9, 2010 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

So Please Don't Think About It.

I mean really, WTF?

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Goalie controversy over
Laviolette: “Our goaltender has the best numbers in the playoffs, I don’t think I have to announce it.”

Thank goodness that is over. I was really starting to stress over it.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 12:42 PM CDT reply actions  

So, it took a day and a half to crunch these numbers

and overcome Lavy’s game 5 eye test, i presume.

the guy sounds like an idiot- but that’s what I thought after game 2 also.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

may have the best numbers

but hasn’t played nearly as many games and has been pulled more times – yeah screams confidence to me

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Apparently - LOL

Halak has best save %, Leighton has best GAA and most shutouts and Niemi has most wins. To me that last stat is the most important. It’s the one that helped to get us here.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, Halak was 2nd with wins

and 3rd in GAA. I figure Leighton’s GAA would have risen a bit if he’d played more than just over half of Philly’s games.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

Either way though

Philly would still lead all the teams in GAA. Those shutouts helped.

Chicago’s fifth.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe, maybe not

Yes he had those three shutouts, but we will never know how he would have performed playing throughout the whole playoffs. It is what it is.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Agreed

He might’ve shit the bed a few times in the earlier rounds when Boucher didn’t. Or been better.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

"Rex is our quarterback"

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Halak was the most spectacular goalie in the playoffs

but Niemi’s situation (perceived weak link on the team expected to win) has a particular kind of pressure that is tough on goalies at all levels, so his response has been pretty great.

Leighton saved the Flyers in Game 2 against Montreal. Otherwise his numbers have been more team than him. I’ve preferred him to Boucher all season but not with his play in this round. Supposedly Boucher isn’t fully recovered. If he were I would tell my goalies and team that Leighton had Game 6 and Boucher had Game 7 (on the road) and they both needed to play the game of their lives so that we win the Cup.

by flyersfaninchicago on Jun 8, 2010 1:50 PM CDT reply actions  

great job calling yourself out

so we don’t have to. :D (j/k)

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not saying Leighton hasn't had his spectacular games for you guys

This is just another one of those moments where you can make the stats sound much much better than they might be. I just don’t get the secrecy behind it all. Why not just announce the goalie. Was he just trying to take some heat off the rest of the team after game 5?

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's just silly

Lavy turned into a big baby (studying under Pronger?), when asked about the goalie on Sunday night he said he didn’t want to answer that right now, when asked about it yesterday he said that he knew who it would be but he wasn’t going to make an announcement until he had a chance to talk to the players first.

Today when he was asked about it he pouted and petulantly said, “Do you know who’s starting in net for Chicago,” he asked. “Did they announce that yet? … Our goaltender has the best numbers in the playoffs. I didn’t think I had to announce it.”

Some commenters speculated that this was all part of some well thought out scheme to help the Flyers’ mindset. Looks more like a coach in panic mode to me.

by Scott13 on Jun 8, 2010 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Halak was out of his mind,

until the very end when his mojo just completely disappeared. But what an unbelievable run he had.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

not complaining

as Halak helped eliminate the President’s Cup winner and the defending champs

by Chris Roberts on Jun 8, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

World's Greatest Newspaper

This is sort of a shock for the conservative and staid Trib. Evan Lysacek will be offended.

by Capone on Jun 8, 2010 2:08 PM CDT reply actions  

For those who don't want to click the link

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 8, 2010 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wholeheartedly agree ...

this is blatently offensive to all female hockey players who are much, much better at the game than Chris Pronger.

by Billy Charlesbois on Jun 8, 2010 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

seconded

misogynistic and classless. Pretty embarrassing.

by aeroplane on Jun 8, 2010 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

THAT is something else.....

kinda disturbing. I was pretty surprised the Trib ran this. just trying to get their name in…the..paper.

"...can i have a glass of whiskey and a slice of bread?"

by west_fulton on Jun 8, 2010 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Heh, I put it up as a FanShot here:

http://www.secondcityhockey.com/2010/6/8/1507629/pass-or-fail-chicago-tribunes

to see what people thought of it.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Aren't they infringing on

OUR territory? Outlandish, insulting photoshop projects are the SCH stock in trade.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Great legs?

And Lysacek would be as orange as the background color.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 8, 2010 3:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Chrissy

Didn’t Jim Everett deck Jim Rome for calling him Chrissy?

by Capone on Jun 8, 2010 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

classic

thanks for the memory. Rome did it a couple times during the interview- it was like a kid making a bet he’d do something. At first, Everett was like “wtf? did i hear that right?” then he caught on, then (if memory serves) he warned Rome, but the guy couldn’t help himself.

If you have never seen this, do yourself a favor. PHEEEEnomenal.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

I remember when that shit happened. Too funny...

Watch Chrissy Everett go after Jim Rome here

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 8, 2010 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

That

has made my day. Thank you Thank you Thank you.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

It would have better

Had he actually decked him as Rome really deserved a broken nose.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

It would have been more original to put him in a Mummers outfit

Back in the early 80s the Flyers wore long pants for a while. Fashion versatility is a plus for a hockey franchise.

If I have a pair of tickets to Game 6 I’m telling my girlfriend to wear this.

by flyersfaninchicago on Jun 8, 2010 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

telling?

these waters are female piranha-infested.

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 8, 2010 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

oops

I apologize for suggesting anything of the sort. ;-)

Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!

by cliffkoroll on Jun 9, 2010 7:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

hasn't he seen your avatar

it’s not piranha infested – it’s more like rabid panda infested

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 9, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Tribune

Used to be a respectable paper and this really takes the cake. If I were Pronger I’d sue in all honestly.

by CaptDirk on Jun 8, 2010 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

unless of course he finds himself a new fetish from this latest Trib fail.

by aeroplane on Jun 8, 2010 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

If I were Pronger I’d sue in all honestly.

Unfortunately, you can’t sue a “parody” in a newspaper. Well, you can but you won’t win…

by DaleHalas on Jun 8, 2010 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

it was his way of showing support

for the olympic figure skaters!

I do like that they took the time to make sure his skirt was orange.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 8, 2010 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

How is it

That this site has become the crack of the Internet in like a week?

by hawkeytalk on Jun 8, 2010 2:43 PM CDT reply actions  

a week?

I’ve been mainlining this bad mofo for a few months. Exactly like crack in that I’m ignoring my wife, my job . . . everything but going to/watching the games and reading/posting here. I’m gonna shake and sweat like a junkie going cold turkey sometime next week.

teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.

by 334Rules on Jun 8, 2010 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've seen nearly every game this year

And most last year. But only just discovered this site. Holy mother of g-d — I’m in love.

As a disclaimer, been watching the hawks since Lloyd Petit did the calls. But I hate watching sports played badly by teams I love, so I was largely absent as a fan for about a decade. I’m baaaaaack…

by hawkeytalk on Jun 8, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's funny...

Just a few years ago, I swore off the Blackhawks after they got rid of Pat Foley. I still watched, but it definitely wasn’t the same. But I always told myself, once old man Wirtz passes on, the Hawks will be back. And sure enough, Dollar Bill kicked the bucket, Rocky put home games on tv, the front office made good decisions in the draft and free agency, and they brought back Pat Foley to complete the renaissance. Now the Hawks are back and better than ever and all those diehard hockey fans who were sick of the old regime and went into hiding are coming out again. It’s really nice seeing hockey actually meaning something to the city of Chicago once again, and the fact the turnaround came so quickly makes all this even more amazing. I still have to stop and pinch myself sometimes to make sure this is all real. I mean, OUR CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS ARE 1 WIN AWAY FROM THE CUP!!! 1!!!

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 8, 2010 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's like that

exactly. ONE WIN AWAY from a day many of us thought would just never come after the ’70s.

I also have noticed how much faster the game got while I was away — and certainly more emphasis on skills rather than pure goonery. It’s more like art now, and I think it’s a good thing.

by hawkeytalk on Jun 8, 2010 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Randomly:
Sharp: “I remember being traded and thinking how weird Duncan Keith was.” Toews: “A different personality…we’re very lucky to have him.”

From here.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 4:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Isn't this from that interview/article

where they explain where “Jigsaw” came from?

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not sure, I thought it was off today's presser

but more and more I’m beginning to get the impression that Duncan Keith’s one quirky man. The Assistant Equipment Manager also said he was a little crazy.

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

ooh, thanks!

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Kane sits next to him on the plane

and said he takes about 2 hours to eat a meal and is apparently very deliberate when eating. This was from a BHTV episode long before the teeth incident so it probably takes him even longer now.

by Katherine215 on Jun 8, 2010 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow

So ol Duncs and I have something in common… I take forever to eat too

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's better than what Duncs and I have in common

I love reading about serial killers too…

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Haha me too...

I creeped the hell out of my gf when I spent a day and a half on wiki looking up the histories of the biggest serial/spree killers of all time. But what can I say, shit’s interesting.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 8, 2010 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think dunks even said

that it was going to take him even longer to eat and he was worried he was going to lose weight. Every team needs a “character”, and he fills those shoes pretty well. Think McMahon or AJ.

by hawkeytalk on Jun 8, 2010 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Biscuit said that too

in that article about what it was like when they were roommates.

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

"meticulous"

I’m pretty sure that if he didn’t play hockey, he would’ve been that guy that stalked around high school in a leather trench coat.

I think he’s super great.

Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!

by shinkicker on Jun 8, 2010 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

so after reading this

i’m beginning to worry about where johnsson really went

I would like to have seen Montana

by desertindian on Jun 8, 2010 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

so you watched

Fried Green Tomatoes or Hannibal one too many times, did you?

by puppetmasterp on Jun 8, 2010 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'll bet he tasted swede.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 8, 2010 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

the plot thickens

Chapter… 8? 13? of Days of our Defense

by VerStig on Jun 8, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

I WILL EAT YOU!

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 1:30 AM CDT up reply actions  

something tells me Keith and krome would get along famously, and the above comment was a reply fail to desertindian.

Italian beefs >> Cheesesteak

Regardless of the Series outcome, Chicago dominates on the important points.

by meeshak on Jun 9, 2010 1:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

So here is my thought

just 24 hours or so from puck drop…

Come out ferocious like G5. Meet every bit of energy that the Phlyers throw at them with the same or more of their own. And when the Hawks do score, show little or no outward celebration. Just steely determination to get more. Save it for the end when they win.

And… when they are ahead at the end, as the clock winds down — put Toews/Kane/Buff out on the ice with Keith and Seabrook and let the rest of the team come out to them.

A girl can dream, can’t she?

by hawkeytalk on Jun 8, 2010 6:56 PM CDT reply actions  

rec'd

because I was able to call John Cummings (a/k/a Johnny Ramone) a friend. And I second that.

"Great story. Compelling, and rich." ~ Ron Burgundy

"It's a game of redeeming features." ~ Bob Murphy

"...and Gary Cooper slides into second base with a stand up double." ~ Ralph Kiner, calling a Gary Carter double

by CTRefJay on Jun 8, 2010 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

ahahahaha i hate how spot on you are

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 8, 2010 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thanks for the image...

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 8, 2010 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Haven't been able to sleep well since Sunday

I’ve already lived through all possible scenarios of Game 6 in my dreams. My favorite was a 6-1 win – it felt so real I was sure the deed was done. Wouldn’t mind Santa pulling that one out of the bag tomorrow. 7pm cannot come soon enough!

by hawkswin!hawkswin! on Jun 8, 2010 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

All you ladies hoping to get Sharp for yourself

Looks like the Captain has already claimed him. At least Toews has the common courtesy to give him a reach-around.

by Spotacus on Jun 9, 2010 1:34 AM CDT reply actions  

Madden looks pissed...

“Never gave me any reacharounds. Captain my ass.”

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 9, 2010 1:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

Well,

maybe Madden’s mad because he gets sloppy seconds?

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.

by burpchelischili on Jun 9, 2010 5:54 AM CDT up reply actions  

Tazer's saying

I found Niemi’s puck this way. Where you hiding your’s Sharpie?

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 9, 2010 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

LOL

Thank you, needed a luagh to break the tension that is slowly mounting

by Chris Roberts on Jun 9, 2010 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

Each time I look at this it gets funnier and funnier.

‽ ⅋ ‽

by K_Dog on Jun 9, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions  

Kane looks like he stole his daddy's cue...

and’s gonna make a living out of playin pool.

"Everything I know about life, I learned from my father watching the Blackhawks. It can all be summed up in 2 words, 2 simple words that ring over and over in my memory. Detroit Sucks!!! Detroit Sucks!!!"

by DetroitSucks! on Jun 9, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

Does anyone

have any spare fingernails? I’ve chewed mine down to the cuticles

"Great story. Compelling, and rich." ~ Ron Burgundy

"It's a game of redeeming features." ~ Bob Murphy

"...and Gary Cooper slides into second base with a stand up double." ~ Ralph Kiner, calling a Gary Carter double

by CTRefJay on Jun 9, 2010 11:29 AM CDT reply actions  

I actually fairly calm right now

by 7:00 I will be extremely freaked out

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 9, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

apparently more freaked than I thought

total grammar fail. “I’m” actually fairly calm

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jun 9, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

Bloody hell

I’m a nervous wreck right now. Actually went home at lunch and ran 2 miles to help calm me down. Stomach is in knots :(

by Chris Roberts on Jun 9, 2010 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

OK. THIS is freaky

I work for a general contractor here in Connecticut. We just got a hardwood flooring job and the name of the homeowner is Chelsea Duggan. As soon as I saw the name, I took it as a sign. But, that’s just me.

"Great story. Compelling, and rich." ~ Ron Burgundy

"It's a game of redeeming features." ~ Bob Murphy

"...and Gary Cooper slides into second base with a stand up double." ~ Ralph Kiner, calling a Gary Carter double

by CTRefJay on Jun 9, 2010 12:22 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

I like this sign

But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."

(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)

by chiblackhawks on Jun 9, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

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